In some instances, candidates become embroiled in scandals and negative campaigning and lose sight of the voters’ interests. As WWI ended, debate over the peace treaty took centre stage. This debate, couple with devastating labour dtrikes in the US and UK, pucshed aside the usual electioneering. Berryman shows the Republican elephant and Democratic donkey wondering why they cannot get their campaign messages heard while Uncle Sam is shown paying attention to more urgent matters.