The Creators Project spoke to Heuser from his California studio about his inspirations, the origins of his work, and how he'd draw the four major frontrunners of this presidential season.
(Neither major party frontrunner's campaign immediately responded to an email request for comment).
The idea that people are regularly being attacked, threatened and accosted at campaign rallies for a major party frontrunner is just off the charts in terms of modern American politics.
Many of Trump's brazen positions that have offended pretty much everyone else, in particular his call to ban all Muslims from entering the US in December, resonate with white supremacists who have finally found a major-party frontrunner who agrees with some of their ideas. .
If Rose is right, that makes Candelabra a frontrunner for two major trophies, as the smart money is on Michael Douglas to walk away with the best actor prize.
Keflezighi, a gritty, methodical runner, has the medals and finally got his major title; Hall, a gutsy frontrunner, has significantly faster times, but still lacks a big-city victory.
In his first major policy address since becoming frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, he also foreshadowed his likely campaign attacks against Hillary Clinton by holding her and Barack Obama jointly to blame for "reckless, rudderless and aimless foreign policy" in the Middle East.
Johnson called Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton "a major architect of the conflict going on around the world," referring to her work as Secretary of State, adding "I think that resonates with Democrats".
It is shocking for a candidate to refer to families seeking refuge from war and persecution as "a 200,000-man army" or an ISIS "Trojan horse" hatching "one of the great military coups of all time," and remain the frontrunner of a major political party.
Hillary Clinton drew battle lines against the Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, during a major speech to a pro-Israel lobby group on Monday, attacking his central boast that he is a great deal-maker.
