Can Jon Stewart be the 2028 Democratic nominee? Given the competition, why not?

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The final delegates put the next Democratic nominee for president over the top to clinch the nomination. The crowd is electric inside the Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan, before exploding in applause after the state of New York announces its favorite son is going to take on Vice President JD Vance for the presidency.

“There it is. Jon Stewart is now officially the nominee!” MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow gushes. “He is the man who will take back this country from tyranny!”

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