Jon Stewart on Obama’s Historic Night

Jon Stewart on Obama’s Historic Night

Jon Stewart on Obama’s Historic Night

Jon Stewart mocks Clinton’s non-concession, McCain’s awkwardness and the absurdity of the cable news pundit’s ’08 race predictions.

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On Wednesday’s Daily Show, the day after Barack Obama declared victory in the Democratic primary, Jon Stewart gives his usual hilarious take on Hillary Clinton’s defiant non-concession, McCain’s awkward attempt to outshine Obama in front of a comparatively tiny crowd and finally the myth that Clinton was somehow an underdog in the Democratic race.

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