"They acted like Republicans": Jon Stewart on why the Democrats were "shellacked" by the election
SalonIn the wake of Donald Trump's 2024 election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, Jon Stewart is getting serious with "The Daily Show" audience. But there was one theory that Stewart took issue with: pundits stating that the Democrats lost because they had become “too woke.” “I only have one problem with the ‘woke’ theory,” Stewart replied. “I just didn’t recall seeing any Democrats running on woke s**t.” Stewart then played a montage of Democrat ad campaigns that showcased quite conservative politics and policies on immigration even in places like liberal New York state. Do you know how dangerous it is to wear a hunting hat around the Cheneys?” We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism “Democrats were mostly running against an identity that was defined for them based on a couple of months of post-George Floyd Defund the Police #MeToo Instagram posts from four years ago,” Stewart emphasized.
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