If things go badly for Menendez, do you think Jon Stewart would run?

[bigbrother05]

Just tossing it out there, that is his home turf.

[think]

1. Probably not. It's been reported he plans to spend time with his family. /nt

[JaneyVee]

4. What better way to spend time with your family than...

Being a senator. They take like 200+ days off per year.

[GreatGazoo]

2. No

Jon Stewart puts clips from Fox News and a parade of right wing guests (with books to sell) in front of a left-leaning audience. That's it. He is not a politician.

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. No but he should.

He's three times as smart as anyone currently in the senate and he's honest besides.

We should be so lucky.

[brooklynite]

5. What experience does he have advocating for policy issues? Or managing constituent issues?

I tend to find "he says things I like to hear" is a pretty low bar.

[Smarmie Doofus]

6. Clinton ( i.e. Hillary) had experience "managing constituent issues" when she ran for US Senate?

Which ones? Where? How?

[brooklynite]

7. She had experience work with her Husband in the AR Statehouse and the White House

...including development of the Clinton Health Care initiative. So, I'm going to say she was more prepared on both items than Stewart.

The better analogy would have been Al Franken, but he effectively transitioned from a Humorist who talked about politics to a political commentator (via Air America) who used humor.

[sabrina 1]

9. As much as Al Franken had? Seems our best reps are coming from the Comedy Channel

these days.

[truebluegreen]

8. No.

Never in a million years. Jon has done his bit to combat the Forces of Darkness, and yet, as he has said himself, Fox News is still here. If he is tired of trying to push that boulder up the hill, how likely do you think it is he will get deeper in the political arena? No way. There is not enough money in the world.

[Hekate]

10. I think he's trying to get AWAY from toxicity for awhile, not dive deeper into it.

To him I say: Thanks for all the laughs, and thanks for being a beacon of sanity during Darkest BushCheney. Now get some rest and do something else that you enjoy.

[bigbrother05]

11. Good points by all

As much as we all enjoy Jon's work and making broad speculation, I personally think he's got other things on his mind.

Just had the passing thought given recent events, but who knows a few years down the road.