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Jimmy Kimmel jumps the partisan shark

By Philip Wegmann

Published January 18, 2018 5:32pm ET

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Jimmy Kimmel jumps the partisan shark — For whatever reason, Kimmel on Wednesday night felt qualified to lecture a low-level Paul Ryan aide on Twitter. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) | Richard Shotwell

When Jimmy Kimmel wants to make a point, he trots his toddler out in front of the cameras. When Democrats need political cover, they trot out Kimmel.

Beginning with the debate over repealing Obamacare and culminating in a gritty technical fight over government funding, the host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Show” has transformed from a well-meaning funnyman, to a policy advocate, to finally a partisan flak.

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