I was skeptical about a Stewart candidacy, but maybe ‘The Daily Show’ host is the right person to shake up the Democratic presidential primaries.
By Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo
Last month, I ticked off an item on my bucket list. I was finally interviewed by the one and only Jon Stewart.
I’ve had the opportunity to interview ‘The Daily Show’ host before, but this was the first time he was asking me the questions. On his podcast, ‘The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart,’ the comedian and I discussed corporate media, the Gaza genocide, and Donald Trump, and Stewart wondered aloud whether “the Democratic Party is ripe for a takeover” and “they just need to find the right reality host.”

My response? “Please, please, no reality hosts, I beg of you. Unless Jon, you’re thinking of throwing your hat in the ring, which I know many people want.. If that’s what you’re suggesting, we can talk about that.”
Stewart laughed. He didn’t deny that was what he was suggesting. He didn’t rule out throwing his “hat in the ring.” He didn’t recite some version of: “Don’t be crazy, Mehdi, I have no intention of doing that.”
There was a glint in his eye as he simply leaned his head back and… chuckled.
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