Jon Stewart Analyzes What Went Wrong for Democrats, Says ‘This Isn’t Forever’ After Trump’s Election Win: ‘We Don’t Know What’s Going to Happen in Four Years at All’

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Michaela Zee On “The Daily Show” Monday night, host Jon Stewart offered an analysis of what went wrong for the Democrats with Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign. “If you remember, the last time we spoke, it was midnight on election night, and it seemed even at that moment very clear Donald Trump had won the election in a bit of a thumpening,” Stewart said, referring to the live “Daily Show” election special on Nov.

5. “Now, part of the disorientation of the Democrats losing the electoral vote, and the popular vote, and losing ground in the cities, and the areas around the cities, and the areas around those areas — I guess you call it ‘America’ — was that we had all been told by many of our prognosticators that it was going to be close.” Stewart added, “But in this coin-flip country, I was confident, because the Democrats had a secret weapon in a close election.

Perhaps the most important weapon.” The host pointed out the $1 billion the Harris campaign raised during the presidential race, saying the money was “a war chest to be spent on data analytics, and polling, and consultants, and very clearly, texting.” Stewart also noted how Vice President Harris’ campaign had a massive number of volunteers, many of whom went out canvassing voters’ homes multiple times. “You know, if there’s one thing people love more than someone appearing randomly at their door once, it’s that same fucking person coming back two or three times to talk politics,” Stewart sarcastically remarked.