Stephen Colbert found a hilarious new poll that sums up this presidential race

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published 1 July 2016

"Every day I check the news, but every day our two presidential candidates are still Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump," Stephen Colbert said on Thursday's Late Show. Not everyone is excited about those choices, Colbert said, highlighting a poll from Public Policy Polling that found Clinton leading with 43 percent, Trump coming in second with 38 percent, and polling at 13 percent, "Giant Meteor hitting the earth." Colbert did the math: "38 percent for Trump, 13 percent for meteor — that adds up to 51 percent of the people okay with the world coming to an end. Yes, two giant destructive orange balls." You can watch his shrugging acceptance of global annihilation, and his bullish response to Chris Christie's possible selection as Trump's running mate, below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.