Hold The Phones, Stewart/Colbert Not A Popular Idea
According to a poll released by Rasmussen Reports, American voters would not support a John Stewart run for the White House (would be nice to see how Stewart would match up against Steven Colbert, Jay Leno, and David Letterman though).
Poll: Jon Stewart in No Danger of Being Elected President
Monday, April 02, 2007
Eight percent (8%) of American voters would definitely vote for The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart if he was on the ballot in 2008. However, 38% would definitely vote against the comedian whose humor provides a scathing commentary on politics and politicians. A 2006 movie starring Robin Williams featured a Stewart-like comedian who ran for President on a lark and became President-elect when the vote-counting computer malfunctioned.
