Stephen Colbert says Democrats are 'alarmingly confident' about the House on Midterms Eve

Stephen Colbert is nervous about the midterms

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published 6 November 2018

Stephen Colbert kicked off Monday's Late Show with a pants-less homage to A Christmas Carol.

"Of course, in America's ongoing bitter divorce, the big question is: Who's getting the House?" Colbert said. "Democrats need to flip 23 seats to win control, and they're feeling alarmingly confident." He ran through some ostensibly good news for Democrats — Nancy Pelosi's nerve-racking confidence, Nate Silver's odds, and CNN's polled huge lead for Democrats among women, though "Republicans aren't worried, because they have a history of not believing women," Colbert joked. He tried to prognosticate Tuesday's results but settled for bourbon.

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Even President Trump conceded the possibility that Democrats could win the House, but he isn't worried, telling fans he'll "figure it out." No, Colbert said, "nothing you've said for the last two years makes sense — you don't figure anything out. You're the leader of the free world, and you can't figure out how to close an umbrella!" Trump has been working hard to save the Senate for Republicans, though, and Colbert looked a his rally Monday in Ohio, featuring an old-timey dig at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), an awkward compliment about daughter Ivanka, and a "really strange comment" about Kentucky. There are jokes about sex with fried chicken. Watch 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.

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