Live Blog 2024

I'll be here all night. Try the veal.

I could probably kick out a few more cartoons but I think everyone’s going to bed, so this live blog is done. Thank you for following along and for all the comments. I can’t wait to see the states for this one.

I’m sorry we didn’t have a better result from this election. I did a live blog in 2016 and this feels very similar to that. It’s still not over but I don’t want to give false hope. I’m not just disappointed in the loss, but I’m disappointed in my country.

I drew 16 cartoons tonight which reminds me of any given Friday when I was working for CNN.

Trump now gets a chance to prove he is a fascist.

Trump wins Georgia.

Ugh.

I just talked to my niece who has three daughters and she’s been crying for the past hour.

I just heard a nice young lady who works in the hotel say, “Well, America is still racist.” I’ll add sexist and stupid to that.

We’re not done yet, kids. Hang in there. I haven’t drunk anything tonight except water and a mocha. I just went for my first beer and the nice lady behind the counter tried to sell me a non-alcoholic Heineken. I may have to start sniffing glue.

Don’t hate the messenger, kids.

A pal at the Harris election watch party at Howard told me an '“inside pal” said the “blue wall will hold” but it’ll take a day to call it. The New York Times is predicting Trump will win and is even giving him an edge in the popular vote.

My enthusiasm is waning.

I just got a report from the election watch at Howard University that the mood is “fair to middling.” I’m starting to feel nauseous.

The Black Nazi loses in North Carolina…Orange Nazi still has hope.

I never get tired of the Voldemort jokes with this guy.

This one is just mean. I promise there won’t be any more fat jokes in tonight’s blog….probably

My regular readers know I have a thing for making anthropomorphism with ketchup bottles.

I’m staying in the lobby of the hotel for a while instead of going to an election watch party. I have a good setup here and I’m drinking a mocha. The alcohol will come later.

The security guard, who came over to ask me what I was doing, thinks Trump is going to win.

Oh yeah, in case I didn’t mention it and you don’t already know, the cartoons tonight are “rough” drawings for the most part. That’s how I can do so many so quickly.

Playing slots to get his orange slut.

While we’re waiting, here are a few throw-aways from the past few weeks.

How often does a cartoonist shelve a crowd scene?

I like this one but I never found time to finish it before the election. I love the point. I heard this argument a lot, but how sexist are we to argue that we can’t have a female leader because she won’t be respected? Other nations have had women leaders. Donald Trump is NOT respected internationally. He’s laughed at internationally. Remember his speech at the United Nations where they literally laughed at him? How much is he respected when he’s owned by Vladimir Putin and kisses the asses of other autocrats. He got played like a fiddle by Kim Jong Un, who nobody believes is especially smart or clever. I think a President Kamala Harris would do just fine on the international stage.

Grammarly says I should take the “a” out of “President Kamala Harris.” Is that a good omen? It’s definitely better than the one I got from a murder of crows yesterday. Fucking crows.

I started this cartoon in the same hotel lobby I’m sitting in now. I was going to come back to it but was afraid it was out of date by the time I did.

I liked this one but then used the marshmallow bit on another cartoon.

I’m just getting warmed up, kids.

While waiting for tonight, I decided to do this one that’s mostly local. Derrick Anderson is the MAGA candidate running for the congressional seat in Virginia’s 7th district, which is currently held by Abigail Spanberger and is also my district.

Anderson is not married and doesn’t have kids. What’s a guy to do if he wants a Republican-style campaign photo-op where the candidate poses with a clean-cut and wholesome American nuclear family when he doesn’t have a family? Why, he borrows one. Yup, Derrick (whitest name ever) borrowed the wife and three daughters of a friend for a photo.

This cartoon entry was drawn at in the lobby of my hotel.

Cartoon number one was sketched out yesterday at home, inked further and colored on a train.

Kids, the live blog is here. I’m posting live from Washington, DC. For those of you who are MAGAts, you know where DC is…it’s where you tried to steal the last election. Tee-hee.

I’ll be tracking the results live from an election watch party in the District. Please refresh this page all night long. I don’t want to create new posts for every cartoon I draw and annoy you with about 15 notifications throughout the night.

Each new cartoon will be placed at the top of the blog. I’m going to post a few warm-up cartoons during the day but the real excitement will begin after 7 p.m. or so.

Do you have questions? Here are the answers to the questions I’ve received in the past.

What is a live blog? I’ll be drawing cartoons reacting to results as they come in, in real time.
How do I keep up: Just keep refreshing the page throughout the evening.
Is it easy to do? Not for me, but it’s easy for you to tag along and comment.
Time: Now, but it’ll the real fun will kick in after 7 p.m. or so.
Location: Washington, DC at The Bottom Line and on your computer.
Is that location subject to change? Yes, the venue may kick me out, so I’m open to suggested alternate venues.
Are you insane to do this? Obviously.
Number of posts and cartoons: I don’t know but four years ago, I think it was 12.
Where you can see it: Here at my Substack. There may be updates on Facebook, X/Twitter, and Instagram.
Time it will be over: I don’t know.
Time Clay will lose his mind: Sometime between midnight and 6:00 a.m.
Should I bother Clay by sending him emails and direct messages while he’s working? No. You should not do that but some people will do it anyway. People love to send me news items AFTER I’ve drawn about it. The exceptions to this rule are Rene, Karen, Quannah, and Laura.
Can I comment on each post? Yes, and I changed the settings so everyone can comment on the live blog, not just my heroes who are the paid subscribers.
Can I curse? Fuck yes. All curse words are welcomed and encouraged.
Will there be sandwiches? If you are making them, yes.
When will Clay sleep? Never.
Where will the next live blog come from if Trump wins? Probably somewhere in Europe. Although if Trump wins, there probably won’t be another election to do a live blog for.
Is tipping allowed for all the hard work you do? Yes, please. I’ll also accept sandwiches and pizza.
What if I’m rooting for Trump? Then you got lost and you’re in the wrong place. Also, seek help.

Watch me draw every cartoon from the live blog, and with a voiceover. You get to hear me being very depressed: