The Daily Show Correspondents Explain: The Republican Party

It's easy to see why the Republican Party has such great respect for Abraham Lincoln. They both share 19th Century mentalities.

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The Daily Show Correspondents Explain: The Socialist Party

Are you kidding me? You're telling me that the Socialist Party is still an actual thing that actually exists. In this day and age? I thought that the idea of banding together for the greater good was debunked as nonsense years ago.

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The Daily Show Correspondents Explain: The Tea Party

I don't care what anyone else thinks, I support the Tea Party movement's right to drive the national conversation away from lesser issues and onto more important things, like how much everybody hates the Tea Party movement.

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The Daily Show Correspondents Explain: The Two-Party System

People are always asking why we have a two-party system here in the United States. That seems like a silly question to me. If we had a one-party system, to whom would the Democrats capitulate?

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The Daily Show on This Weekend's Ames Iowa Straw Poll

Wow, this straw poll really has it all! Mike Huckabee, petting zoos, fried butter, Mike Huckabee, chairs. And, best of all, Mike Huckabee!

Coverage continues with Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Aasif Mandvi and Wyatt Cenac from deep within the corn poll after the jump.

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