The Day by day Present host detailed what he thinks went mistaken, whereas additionally sharing a reassuring message to Democrats — saying, “I simply need to please guarantee individuals this is not endlessly.”
On Tuesday night time’s episode of The Day by day Present, the late-night host shared his ideas on what he believes went mistaken for the Democratic celebration after Republicans gained the presidency, with Trump successful 312 electoral votes over Harris’ 226. He is additionally predicted to win the favored vote, and could be the primary Republican candidate to take action in 20 years.
Whereas Trump — who’s the primary convicted felon to be elected president — didn’t win in a landslide, it wasn’t as shut as pundits predicted. That is one thing Stewart famous on the high of his monologue, together with the truth that the Harris-Walz marketing campaign raised a whopping $1 billion, had 1000’s of volunteers who repeatedly knocked on doorways, and nonetheless didn’t win.
Stewart shared clips from information retailers by which individuals gave their ideas on what went mistaken — starting from President Joe Biden dropping out too late to the Democrats not focusing sufficient on the economic system. Nonetheless, the comic acknowledged that he is not shopping for a well-liked idea that Democrats misplaced as a result of their marketing campaign was too “woke.”
After exhibiting a montage of clips of commentators suggesting Dems had been too “woke” and centered an excessive amount of on social points, Stewart stated, “I solely have one downside with the ‘woke’ idea. I simply did not recall seeing any Democrats operating on woke s–t.”
“These had been the commercials I noticed for the Democrats,” he continued, earlier than exhibiting a collection of advert snippets that includes Democrats voicing relatively conservative views on immigration.
“These are the Democrats!” Stewart stated after the montage concluded. “They did not discuss pronouns. They did not say ‘Latinx.’ It was the reverse.”
He went on so as to add that Dems “did not do the woke factor,” however “acted like Republicans for the final 4 months.”
“They wore camo hats and went to Cheney household reunions,” he jokingly added. “Are you aware how harmful it’s to put on a searching hat across the Cheneys?”
Do You Agree with Jon Stewart On Why Democrats Misplaced?
In the end, Stewart stated he believes the core downside got here right down to the Democrats’ message.
“Democrats had been principally operating towards an id that was outlined for them primarily based on a few months of post-George Floyd Defund the Police #MeToo Instagram posts from 4 years in the past,” he defined. “What occurred was the nation felt like authorities wasn’t working for them, and the Democrats, specifically, had been taking their hard-earned cash and giving it to individuals who did not deserve it as a lot as them. And so the Democrats obtained shellacked.”
Nonetheless, he ended his monologue on a optimistic word.
“I am positive any strong examination of higher polices could be very welcome, however I simply need to please guarantee individuals this is not endlessly. That is the map in 1984 when Ronald Reagan gained,” Stewart stated, presenting the electoral map on the time, by which Republicans gained each state aside from one: Minnesota.
“Everybody thought, that is the tip of the Democrats,” he added. “However eight years later there was a Democrat again in workplace. We do not know what is going on to occur in 4 years in any respect.”
