Petition for Jon Stewart to host a presidential debate has over 100K signatures

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Petitioners Want Jon Stewart to Moderate Presidential Debate
Petitioners Want Jon Stewart to Moderate Presidential Debate


Do you think Jon Stewart should host a presidential debate? Well, more than 100,000 people sure think so.

A group of Jon Stewart fans started Change.org petition where they've asked the Commission on Presidential Debates to allow the former talk show host take a stab at host a debate. The petitioners believe that Stewart is more than qualified to take on the role. The author of the website has stated the numerous political juggernauts he has interviewed in the past.

%shareLinks-quote="Mr. Stewart has interviewed 15 heads of state, 22 members of the United States Cabinet, 32 members of the United States Senate, 7 members of the United States House of Representatives and scores of other political leaders from this country..." type="quote" author="Mariel Waters" authordesc="Author of Change.org petition" isquoteoftheday="false"%

The page, which currently has 145,895 supporters and counting, also goes on to cite Stewart's Peabody award-winning coverage from the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections.

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