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a: political cartoonist

p:1860 (election of Lincoln)

p: conflict regarding slavery between the north and the south

a: American voters

r: Politicians have different ideologies and their conflict is destroying the nation.

t: In the cartoon, the viewer can see that the politicians are fighting over the nation and damaging it in the process.

s: the different political doctrines of the nation is separating the country.