Colbert on John McCain's Victory Over John McCain

In the wake of his hard-fought and high-priced primary victory over Tea Party darling JD Hayworth, a lot of pundits are accusing John McCain of turning his back on his principles and shedding every last thread of his dignity all in a desperate attempt to keep his Senate seat. But that's unfair and simply not true. John McCain turned his back on his principles and shed every last thread of his dignity in a desperate attempt to become President.

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The Daily Show's latest coverage of Indecision 2010 can be found below.

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Tags: Alaska, Arizona, Charlie Crist, Florida, Frank Murkowski, House of Representatives, JD Hayworth, Jeff Greene, Joe Miller, John McCain, Jon Stewart, Kendrick Meek, Lisa Murkowski, Midterms, Sarah Palin, Senate, Stephen Colbert, Tea Party, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Video

Charlie Crist Will Maybe Probably Possibly Almost Definitely Run as an Independent

In completely surprising news that nobody ever could have possibly ever guessed, it appears as though the Little Republican Governor of Florida Who Could (Not Shake Off Accusations of Being a Insufficiently Intolerant) will be leaving his beloved GOP to continue chugging along in his senatorial campaign as an Independent.

I know! We're all shocked…

Crist's nonpartisan bid would allow him to forgo an anticipated thrashing by former House Speaker Marco Rubio in the GOP primary and pave the way for a potentially competitive three-way contest against Rubio as the likely GOP nominee and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek of Miami as the likely Democrat. That means Florida's next senator could be elected Nov. 2 with as little as 34 percent of the vote, upending the usual quest for mass appeal in an increasingly diverse state of 11 million voters.

"In a tight, three-way race, there's a bigger premium on making sure you are targeting your supporters and getting them to polls, as opposed to persuading voters," said Quinnipiac University pollster Peter Brown, whose recent survey found Crist slightly ahead of the pack if he ran as an independent and Rubio in second place. "When you don't need a majority, when a plurality is what matters, there's a smaller target."

Of course, the real winner in this situation has got to be Rep. Kendrick Meek. The chance to lose to not one, but two Republicans at the same time is a humiliation that few Democrats get to savor.

Tags: Charlie Crist, Florida, House of Representatives, Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio, Republicans, Senate