Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared on Stephen Cobert’s late-night show where the host gushed over the Democrat. The two faced the reality that Democrats await a major loss in the midterms. Just before Buttigieg appeared, Colbert complained that “71 percent believes democracy is in peril, and yet, only 7% identified that as the most important problem facing the country. Kind of hard to fix anything else without a functioning democracy.”
After comparing those numbers to someone who sets their car ablaze by crashing it into a tree who then calls 911 to get their six CD changer fixed, Colbert continued, “These poll results have raised concerns that democratic erosion may have sent many citizens on a downward spiral of feeling powerless, apathetic, and disconnected. Yeah, but what can you do? It doesn’t matter. I don’t wanna think about it. By the way, ‘Powerless, Apathetic, and Disconnected’ were the original names of Snap, Crackle, and Pop.”
That 71 percent agree with that statement is not proof that 71 percent agree with Colbert, but he returned to the poll during his second segment with Buttigieg. However, he first had to fawn over Buttigieg himself, “you’re an excellent communicator. I thought you were a great candidate in 2020.”
He then asked, “How do you feel about the fact that there are 300 Republican candidates on the ballot in just a few weeks who question the legitimacy of the last election, and some who outright believe it should be overturned? When– you saw the New York Times poll, 71 percent of Americans believe that democracy is in peril. How do you run for office and do so to a public that is losing its faith in the legitimacy or at least the efficacy of their vote?”
Buttigieg replied that, “So, one of the most important principles in democracy is that when you lose, you accept the outcome…. And the reason that’s so important is because we expect the same thing from citizens in terms of policy decisions.”
Cobert repeatedly pressed the subject of election denying but never once question the Democrat about his party’s long history of disputing election results.