Author: Erin Nyren / Source: Variety
With the 2018 midterm elections tomorrow, late night hosts are joining the rest of the news world to focus on what could result in a Democratic takeover of the House — some more lightheartedly than others.
On “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert was on edge, turning to a pull of bourbon to calm his nerves.
“Now this year, especially, after being burned by all the prognosticating in 2016, the folks on cable news are playing it safe,” he said, followed by a clip of CNN and Fox correspondents insisting that no one knows how the elections will turn out.
“No, you’re lying!” he said. “I need to know! We can figure this out. Modern statistical analysis can tell me exactly who’s gonna win tomorrow so I can sleep tonight. Let’s crunch the numbers!”
He broke into a mock-hysterical rundown of some key election numbers, including Claire McCaskill in Missouri and Beto O’Rourke in Texas. Those numbers quickly devolved into astrological predictions, Chinese birth year forecasts, and even “Nevada’s Dean Heller saw his shadow, which means six more weeks of election” before he screamed, “Make it stop!” and dodged off camera.
Watch the clip below.
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