Obama to appear on the Daily Show as campaign nears end

President Obama will make the fusion of politics and comedy official tonight by becoming the first sitting president to appear on Comedy Central’s Daily Show just days before crucial midterm elections that could reshape his presidency.

Mr. Obama will sit down this afternoon with Jon Stewart, the comedian-turned-activist who hosts the show, in what White House officials concede is a blatant attempt to seek out young Democratic voters wherever they spend the most time.

“The President hasn’t been shy about going to the places where people are getting their information and trying to make his case,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters yesterday. “And I think that’s what he’ll do on the show.”

The unusual presidential interview will be taped at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, where Mr. Stewart has relocated his show in advance of the “Rally to Restore Sanity” he is leading on Saturday. The interview comes as literally hundreds of candidates and their allies begin the final push for votes ahead of what is widely expected to be a better day for Republicans than for Democrats next week.

Mr. Obama will sit with Mr. Stewart before a live studio audience for a taping. The show is scheduled to be broadcast at 11 p.m. eastern time. Mr. Obama has appeared with Mr. Stewart on the show before, but never since he occupied the Oval Office.

Mr. Gibbs said that the president will not attend Mr. Stewart’s rally, which was organized as an effort to counter the conservative rallies – including one led by Fox News host Glenn Beck – that have been held in Washington during the election season.

(Via NYT)

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