US EditionJon Stewart urges caution for Democrats after election wins, says party faces ongoing challenges
Jon Stewart praised Democratic election wins but warned the party risks losing momentum due to timid governance amid complex political challenges, citing Trump's role in Republican losses.
- On Thursday, Jon Stewart, comedian and host of The Daily Show, hailed Democratic victories in gubernatorial and mayoral races and California's Prop 50 redistricting as `Amazing` and asked, `I guess the question next for both of you is, how will they squander it?`
- Jon Stewart attributed the off-year results in part to the president's conduct, blaming President Donald Trump's `arrogance` and `dismissiveness`, while MSNBC host Chris Hayes cited `thermostatic public opinion` and Trump's unpopularity.
- Stewart warned Democrats remain internally fractured and `a mess` despite wins, saying the U.S. government and Constitution hold exploitable loopholes and urged adopting Trump's inventive but lawful tactics.
- Hayes said the `third layer` Democrats control is candidate recruitment, messaging, and campaigns, which can `screw it up` or `build on it`, and Plouffe predicted the 2026 atmosphere should be just as good for Democrats.
- There is significant political energy, Stewart said, but the Democratic Party faces a challenge in harnessing it, warning they often govern timidly and risk pissing this away.
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