In a parody of Grant Wood’s painting American Gothic, an image often shown to extol the nation’s hardworking farmers, Herblock deplores their sorry plight. Farmers gave President Ronald Reagan ninety-two percent of their vote in his bid for re-election, despite the record rise in farm foreclosures during his first term. The couple’s dismayed expressions, the title forecasting foreclosure, and the large campaign button symbolic of misplaced support all underscore the betrayal of farmers’ hopes during Reagan’s second term.