In A Fake Presidential Election Jon Stewart Would Leave Stephen Colbert In The Dust

If the country were to hold a fake presidential election at the moment between Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, Stewart would be the runaway victor.

WaPo conducted a (presumably real) poll with ABC News and ‘discovered’ that Stewart leads in all categories by a wide margin. The results are revealed in a sort of strange piece on WaPo that, possibly in an attempt to be funny, tries to sound serious about the potential candidacy of the comedians.

“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart outpaces his protégé Colbert by a wide margin among registered voters, 42 percent to 22 percent, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

With one in three still up for grabs (mainly undecided), both Comedy Central funnymen may have a great chance to pick up support at their dueling rallies on the National Mall. Stewart plans a “Rally to Restore Sanity,” while Colbert is countering with a “March to Keep Fear Alive.”

As in most matters, partisanship shapes views on the subject: Stewart holds a commanding 53 percent to 19 percent lead among Democrats, and he bests Colbert 40 percent to 21 percent among independents. Colbert runs about evenly with his former boss among Republicans.

Good to know. Of course, in this day and age of reality politics , it’s not entirely unreasonable to imagine one or both of these men opting for a political career…300,000 people on the mall is nothing to scoff at when it comes to voter turnout.

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