It was not official that Donald Trump would win the presidential election during The Daily Show’s live taping on Tuesday night on Comedy Central, but the writing was on the wall as the assembled cast struggled to deal the news as the guy with the bleep button got a workout.
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If there is one good thing that can be said about Jon Stewart, it is that while he desperately wanted Harris to win, he did not go down the path that led other liberals to worry that Tuesday’s election results mean democracy is over.
Stewart played a number of clips from the aftermath of the 2012, 2016, and 2020 elections to make a point that the post-election conventional wisdom that surrounds the losing side has proven to be wrong time and time again. Trying to buck up his despondent liberal audience, he concluded, “My point is this: [Bleep]! But this isn't the end! I promise you, this is not the end, and we have to regroup, and we have to continue to fight and continue to work day in and day out to create the better society for our children, for this world, this country that we know is possible. It's possible. That's our show for tonight. Tune in tomorrow, Desi Lydic will be your host.”
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