It may be silly on part, but I honestly wonder how much the success of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart combined and the shows that tried to replicate it, along with Bill Maher have had an effect on getting to this point?
Imo, these shows, especially the Daily Show, created (or heightened) a bit of a culture amongst American liberals and casual political followers of "beating down" anything/anyone that is perceived to be wrong. And as is the case with all these shows, the "wrong" is constantly Republicans.
Combine that with the rise of social media and all of a sudden everyone was a Jon Stewart online.
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