SNL mocks Republican presidential candidates' attempts to look cool

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Have you ever wanted to see Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) do the Gangnam Style dance? Now you can, sort of, thanks to Saturday Night Live, which used its cold open this weekend to rib the 2016 GOP candidates and their flailing attempts to court the youth vote.

"He promises to shred it all," an emcee says of a bass-carrying Mike Huckabee, "including ObamaCare and the IRS." —Jon Terbush

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Jon Terbush
Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.