I think we as Dems have to prioritize assisting the folks that need help to stay or get registered to vote. I know with many states decreasing number of polling places and putting other obstacles in place to limit access to vote, we need to help. More states should do as WA state has done and make mail in voting the rule, not the exception.

The artist is most likely critically aware of the symbolism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen_Sorensen

Jen Sorensen (born September 28, 1974, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American cartoonist and illustrator who creates a weekly comic strip that often focuses on current events from a liberal perspective. Her work has appeared on the websites Daily Kos, Splinter, The Nib, Politico, AlterNet, and Truthout; and has appeared in Ms. Magazine, The Progressive, and The Nation. It also appears in over 20 alternative newsweeklies throughout America.[1] In 2014 she became the first woman to win the Herblock Prize,[2] and in 2017 she was named a Pulitzer Finalist in Editorial Cartooning.[3]