In the latest example of the late night comedy shows degenerating into Democratic strategy sessions, Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart welcomed Kentucky Andy Beshear to The Daily Show on Monday to suggest ways for Democrats to win again and on how Democratic governors can band together to stop Trump and his immigration policies that come with a “body count.”
Stewart lobbed the softball Beshear’s way when he wondered, “Let me ask you this, do you think that the legal system, because, you know—how many Democratic governors are there, 23? Something like that?”
After Beshear affirmed Stewart’s count, Stewart continued, “Just under half. You know, what is it they can do? You know, you see what he is doing in Oregon, you see what he's doing in Chicago, you see what he's doing in Minnesota. What can the cavalry of Democratic governors do other than lawsuits? To kind of form a coalition of people. I don't want to say confederation. That has a—the connotations are not great. But how can they force amplify to fight some of these really petty things that are being done?”
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