Few phrases pop up extra often in 2024 election discourse than “vibes.” Whereas the 2020 presidential contest was billed as an existential conflict between competing visions for American democracy amid a lethal pandemic, its sequel has largely been outlined by questions of weirdness (or lack thereof). Coverage has taken a backseat as newly minted Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and working mate Tim Walz search to create a picture that distances their ticket from each the apocalyptic rhetoric and airing of grievances that outline Donald Trump’s marketing campaign and the aura of doom that surrounded the ultimate days of Joe Biden’s. As this week’s Democratic Nationwide Convention unfolds from Chicago, the social gathering is in search of to challenge an aura of pleasure and optimism that immediately contrasts with the bleakness and machismo that emerged from the Republican Nationwide Convention final month.
However are vibes sufficient? That’s the query that “The Daily Show” sought to reply when its workforce hit the conference halls this week. The Comedy Central discuss present is broadcasting from Chicago’s Athenaeum Middle for Thought & Tradition all week to seize the entire conference festivities — and correspondents Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, Troy Iwata, and Josh Johnson determined to ask attendees what they actually consider the social gathering’s method. In a clip that airs tonight, the workforce spoke to everybody from Democratic operatives to viral on-line rappers about whether or not Democratic insurance policies actually matter in an election that always appears destined to be determined by vibes.
The present’s particular conference protection represents its newest effort to adapt to the rapidly-shifting realities of overlaying the 2024 presidential election. Jon Stewart has returned to his internet hosting duties on Monday nights by November, and the present tried to broadcast from the Republican Nationwide Convention in June earlier than safety considerations stemming from the assassination try on former President Donald Trump made the transfer not possible. However its DNC schedule contains a sturdy lineup of programming that may culminate in a dwell present hosted by Stewart following Harris’ speech on Thursday evening.
Tuesday evening’s episode of “The Daily Show,” which might be hosted by the present’s information workforce, airs at 11pm E.T./P.T. tonight. Watch the clip, an IndieWire unique, beneath.
