Thus far, it has been a gloomy 2025 for the late night comedy shows as they have attacked Democrats from the left for not doing anything to stop Republicans, but on Wednesday, a trio of them claimed to have reason for optimism as they reacted to Sen. Cory Booker’s 25-hour talk. Some suggested he get an award, while others claimed he spoke for all of America, while others tried their hand at media criticism, arguing the media hasn't praised Booker enough
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Over at NBC and Late Night, host Seth Meyers welcomed MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and recalled, “Cory Booker, last night, did speak for 25 hours and then went straight on your show before declaring, “I did think, you know, as for what it accomplishes, I don’t know, but it did, at least, say, I think, to, you know, his voters ‘Look, I do still have some energy for this fight.’”
Maddow agreed, “Oh yeah, and I think that that initial, like, lethargy and kind of stunned reaction from the Democrats is over now, and I think it’s also interesting when Senator Booker said, sort of explained, he had time to talk, when he explained why he was doing it, he said, ‘Listen, my constituents put me up to it, my constituents are demanding me, are challenging me to do more,’ and we’re seeing that targeted at Democratic politicians all over the country.”
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