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Midwest Midterm Midtacular - Negative Campaigning

Season 11 E 136 • 10/31/2006

Step 1: Sneer your opponent's name. Step 2: Link them to a primal negative emotion.

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00:11

Moment of Zen - Do You Want Us to Win?
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Various politicians and pundits repeatedly ask: "Do you want us to win?"
10/30/2006
02:35

Midwest Midterm Midtacular - It's Time for a Change
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Ohio is a toss-up state, and the Democrats and Republicans are using different strategies to persuade voters.
10/30/2006
02:01

Midwest Midterm Midtacular - GOP Campaign Techniques
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Senior Political Correspondent John Oliver analyzes the failed GOP campaign technique of multiple scandals.
10/30/2006
01:48

Midwest Midterm Midtacular - Intro - Why Ohio?
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Jon Stewart examines why Ohio has voted for the presidential winner 25 out of the past 27 presidential elections.
10/30/2006
02:31

Ohio Voter ID Pt. 2
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Legislating voter regulations while running for governor doesn't give the appearance of conflict of interest, it is the definition of conflict of interest.
10/31/2006
01:10

Ohio Voter ID Pt. 1
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Acceptable forms of Ohio voter ID include: a platinum credit card, signed golf score, yacht license or large public building named after you.
10/31/2006
05:29

John Mueller
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Political Science professor John Mueller believes that the actual threat of being killed by terrorism in the U.S. needs to be put into perspective.
10/31/2006
05:29

Midwest Midterm Midtacular - Midterm Spotlight: The Senate
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Jon checks in on contentious Senate races in Ohio, West Virginia, Montana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.
10/31/2006
00:13

Moment of Zen - This Message
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Several candidates have personally approved their midterm campaign messages.
10/31/2006
01:46

Midwest Midterm Midtacular - Ohio Voting
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Ohio voters suffer from long lines and insufficient voting booths in many neighborhoods -- oddly enough, minority neighborhoods.
10/31/2006
03:58

Midwest Midterm Midtacular - Negative Campaigning
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Jon offers a negative campaigning primer for candidates who want to win their elections while avoiding the painstaking process of having ideas.
10/31/2006
05:09

Trendspotting - Clubs
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Demitri Martin explores the over 800 student organization at the Ohio State University.
11/01/2006
03:53

Indecision 2006 - Insult to the Troops
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After an election season where the GOP was beaten up by reality, the party rediscovers a winning issue - beating up John Kerry.
11/01/2006
00:17

Moment of Zen - Marching Band
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The Ohio State University marching band plays The Daily Show theme song and spells out "The Daily Show" on a football field.
11/01/2006
03:06

Indecision 2006 Botched Joke
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Samantha Bee interrupts a report on developments in Iraq to break news of John Kerry botching a joke.
11/01/2006
04:27

Indecision 2006 - Wham, Bam, Thank You Heartland
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In 2004, Ohio was the belle of the political ball. In 2006, John Oliver discovers a state jilted by the empty promises the politicians never kept.
11/01/2006
03:01

Indecision 2006 - Comedy Is Hard
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Aasif Mandvi explains that in order to win the election, Republicans must reanimate the bloated political corpse of John Kerry so they can kill him again.
11/01/2006
02:58

Midwest Midterm Midtacular - Midterm Spotlight: The House
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One reason the House of Representatives may change hands is because of the "Foley effect," caused by being in the same party as Congressman Mark Foley.
11/02/2006
03:12

Midwest Midterm Midtacular - Goodbye, Columbus
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Some people might expect Midwesterners to be skeptical of New Yorkers coming into their territory, but that has not been the experience of these senior correspondents.
11/02/2006
01:28

Brutus Buckeye
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Senior Ohio State Campus Affairs Correspondent Brutus Buckeye runs for his life, chased by a horde of nut-hungry squirrels.
11/02/2006
00:13

Moment of Zen - OSU Marching Band
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The Ohio State University marching band spells out "The Daily Show" on the football field.
11/02/2006
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