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Jon Stewart: “Democrats are defending a status quo that people feel is not…”

Featuring: Jon Stewart, Liberal, Progressive | Comedian and Television Host | National

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Published | Video Starts at 08:00

Yes, that's my point, is that. Yeah, and I agree with that. I think part of it is Democrats are defending a status quo that people feel is not delivering on the discomfort they have in their real lives. I think that during Trump's first administration, sometimes we'd say this is not normal and it wasn't normal. But it's also the case that what's normal is not necessarily okay. (08:00–08:08)

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Asserts that Democrats are seen as defending an ineffective status quo.

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