This political cartoon by Steve Breen depicts a pair of very large boots with 'RR' on the side of them, standing for Ronald Reagan. Inside are a bunch of very small figures, bickering over who is the most like Ronald Reagan, and the entire image is labeled 'G.O.P. Candidate Debate.' The joke is that even though each candidate is arguing that they are most like R.R., none of them can 'fill his shoes,' a play on the phase 'he has some large shoes to fill.' This is also the purpose of the cartoon, that nobody can fill in and do as great as a job as R.R. has, even though people would like to believe this.
This cartoon was drawn in the past week, as it is poking fun at the Republican debates, which have been going on over the past few weeks and are continuing to go on. However, even though the cartoon is poking fun at the republican debates, the audience itself is other republicans, who are skeptical about most or all of the candidates.
Breen himself is a Republican. He has a bachelor's degree in Political Science, and has won two Pulitzer prizes, making his opinions valid, even if others might not agree with him.
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