'Elephant in the room': The New Yorker's post-election cover isn't too subtle [photos]

Sometimes a picture says it best:

The elephant in the … Our cover next week. http://t.co/L6FxKwuGit pic.twitter.com/DsPJpFdsXN

— nxthompson (@nxthompson) November 7, 2014

Wow.

This is pretty funny/smart RT @DylanByers: The New Yorker’s next cover: “The Elephant in the Room,” by Liniers pic.twitter.com/ON0g2uqUQm

— Jan Simmonds (@Jan_Simmonds) November 7, 2014

According to The New Yorker, the artist, Liniers, ended up settling for that version because it was “a bit more subtle” than his original idea:

Photo: Cover Story: Obama’s Elephant Problem: http://t.co/hYUceU0JYd http://t.co/Ljv3cn9MKO

— Lee Scott (@leeescoott) November 7, 2014

Heh.