As you might imagine, Jon Stewart’s segment on the ongoing Hillary Clinton ongoing scandal was a little light on the former secretary of state. He did get in a few sarcastic barbs, but the takeaway was that this isn’t a very big deal as there’s no Dem who is going to challenge Hillary for the nomination anyway:
Jon Stewart doesn't see any political harm in #Clintonemails—or 'wrong-email-address-ghazi':http://t.co/3FQOD8EElG pic.twitter.com/X4nm8QSlS1
— SpeedReads (@SpeedReads) March 5, 2015
Jon Stewart agrees with you: People bothered by 'emailgate' won’t vote for Hillary Clinton anyway http://t.co/CyRWlaNPd4
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 5, 2015
Jon Stewart: ‘Hillary is so old, she doesn’t have an official email account.” http://t.co/KdSbttVaDB Sews up senior vote; they can relate
— Generic Old White Guy (@PDiddie) March 5, 2015
Video of the entire bit:
VIDEO: Comedy – Jon Stewart Takes on Hillary’s ‘Wrong Email Address-Ghazi’ Scandal | Watch: http://t.co/LwYDi0ZrsZ via Youtube
— GET LOLIFIED! (@TheLOLWorld) March 5, 2015
About a month ago, however, Stewart mocked Dems too “scared” to challenge Hillary for the 2016 nomination. Could it be that the email scandal that Stewart is dismissing as relevant is the catalyst to get other Dems to challenge Hillary for the Dem nomination?
Could be…
People who willingly attended a Martin O’Malley speech are seeking a Clinton alternative it turns out pic.twitter.com/EVWPfv6p5R
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) March 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/CaseLeads/status/573077228415688704
https://twitter.com/JamesPindell/status/573162866783739904
Hillary Clinton’s penchant for secrecy rattles Democrats http://t.co/XDItlMbOvy pic.twitter.com/eq4bXE2CYb
— The Hill (@thehill) March 5, 2015
Plus Joe Biden, John Kerry or Liz Warren entering the race isn’t a crazy thought at all.
In truth, Jon Stewart can downplay ‘Wrong Email Address-Ghazi’ all he wants, but that doesn’t mean it’s not already affecting the 2016 race.
Editor’s note: An additional tweet was added to this post.
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