The Daily Show: Indecision 2006
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In particular, the Indecision 2006 coverage extended to the Midwest Midterm Midtacular, which was a special of The Daily Show that aired from October 30, 2006 through November 2, 2006. It was filmed in Columbus, Ohio at Roy Bowen Theater on the campus of Ohio State University.
The Midtacular chose to film in Ohio due to that state's highly contested and critical role in the outcomes of both the midterm elections held on November 7, 2006 and in the
It was the fifth time that The Daily Show traveled outside
First episode
The first episode of the special was covered from various
The crowd showed strong vocal support for successful Democratic candidates Brown and Strickland. They booed at footage where Blackwell suggested Strickland had been a member of the
Second episode
The second episode featured specials on voting changes made by Ken Blackwell that restricted voting by minorities in 2004. It was said that, "this was the first time a black man was able to disenfranchise someone in this country." It also featured the tight races in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Montana, and Tennessee. Also, the political commercials that have been featured across the nation were parodied. Stewart's guest was The Ohio State University political science professor John Mueller who wrote the book Overblown.
Midterm Midtacular Election Day Special
The Midtacular culminated in a live, hour-long episode on the night of
References
- ^ "John Oliver talks about Chillicothe". Chillicothe Gazette. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
See also
- The Daily Show: Indecision 2000
- The Daily Show: Indecision 2004
- Comedy Central's Indecision 2008
- The Daily Show: Indecision 2010
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