Democrats hoped Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” Saturday would provide the kick in the pants needed to fire up unenthusiastic young voters just three days before the midterms.
It didn’t.
The event, with the Capitol as the backdrop, was a comedic success. A gargantuan crowd loved the live music and lapped up the satirical repartee between Stewart and sidekick Stephen Colbert.
But Stewart’s decision to avoid explicit partisan politicking denied the left a kind of galvanizing moment that might have driven to the polls his Democratic fans who weren’t already planning to vote or motivated previously apathetic liberals to grassroots activities.
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Updates:
2:10 pm EDT, October 31st, 2010 — Stewart-Colbert rally: Skits, songs, empty message