Daily Show Gives Thanx Harris, Not Haley, May Be First Woman Prez

On Thursday, Comedy Central’s Desi Lydic welcomed New York Magazine writer-at-large Rebecca Traister and Rutgers Prof. Brittney Cooper to The Daily Show to gush over Kamala Harris and breathe a sigh of relief that she, and not Republican Nikki Haley, may be the first female president.

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Lydic began, “There’s been a real vibe shift here with Kamala Harris entering the race. She would be the first female president. She'd be the first black female president. She would be the first South Asian person to be president. This is obviously something to be celebrated and incredibly meaningful for so many reasons.”

She’s not lying about the vibe shift. Before, Lydic was mocking Harris’s meandering thoughts, but now that she’s at the top of the ticket, it’s all praise, all the time. Still, Lydic did seem to be aware that not everyone is as obsessed with Harris’s identity as she is, “But at the same time, how should we be talking about this? How much should the campaign be leaning into this, and how much might it undermine how qualified she is as just being the right person for the job right now?”

Beege Welborn

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