Calvin the pollster

[metadronos]

In the recent post-U.S. election thread, I made the claim that polls are b.s. But maybe the problem is that they don't focus on the right issues. Like homework. Or bedtime. Or choice of mom as running mate.

Enter Calvin, not-so-professional pollster, who strove to impress upon his dad the importance of considering his image, character, and degree of permissiveness in his "campaign" to remain dad.








Sometimes Calvin branched out into the field of image consulting.









I love the dad's face in that first panel. Heehee.

At other times, Calvin entered the field of investigative journalism.











Something tells me the dad needs to work on his approval rating amongst married women.





While Calvin's dad usually indulged his son's fascination with polls, sometimes he just wasn't in the mood and simply told him the hard truth that polls don't matter. Which brings this post full circle, doesn't it?

Comments

[scorntx]

Calvin claims he speaks for the underrepresented tiger demographic, but do we actually hear from an actual tiger in all these examples? Evidently not.

(The tiger vote's harder to get than the leopard vote, but all leopards ever want from elections is the same thing, and there's inevitably talk on both sides of undelivered promises.)

[cainofdreaming]

Oh, I'm sure they don't want my face.

[bradygirl_12]

The family must have some disposable income. Dad's always sitting in a new chair, unless they just get it reupholstered. 😆

[metadronos]

One strip showed that the dad is a patent attorney, so I imagine he must make good money indeed.

[zachbeacon]

He might just be in different rooms because he's trying to get a moment of peace.

I mean, the lamps keep changing too and ... wait, what am I saying? OF COURSE Calvin breaks a lot a lamps.