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During the [[United States presidential election, 1880|1880 presidential election]], [[Half-Breed]] dark house candidate [[James A. Garfield]] was nominated by the party convention to become the nominee in the general election. Nast resentment for Garfield's corruption and opposition towards [[Radical Republican]]-favored positions, in addition to his friendship with Democrat nominee Winfield S. Hancock, led to his support for the latter.<ref name=illustrationhistorybio/>

During the [[United States presidential election, 1880|1880 presidential election]], [[Half-Breed]] dark house candidate [[James A. Garfield]] was nominated by the party convention to become the nominee in the general election. Nast resentment for Garfield's corruption and opposition towards [[Radical Republican]]-favored positions, in addition to his friendship with Democrat nominee Winfield S. Hancock, led to his support for the latter.<ref name=illustrationhistorybio/>

Nast submitted a cartoon to Harper's Weekly that expressed support for Hancock, which the magazine rejected from publishing.<ref name=illustrationhistorybio/> He then drew cartoons that assailed the Democratic Party as a whole while leaving out Hancock from them.

Nast submitted a cartoon to Harper's Weekly that expressed support for Hancock, which the magazine rejected from publishing.<ref name=illustrationhistorybio/> He then drew cartoons that assailed the Democratic Party as a whole while leaving out Hancock from them. This would mark the roots of Nast's increasing rifts with the magazine.

===Nast opposes Blaine, breaks with Harper's Weekly===

===Nast opposes Blaine, breaks with Harper's Weekly===