How satire failed.

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      UNITED States
    • Subject Terms:
      TRUMP, Donald, 1946-; CLINTON, Hillary Rodham, 1947-; COLBERT, Stephen, 1964-; STEWART, Jon, 1962-
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses how Republican candidate Donald Trump's defeat of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to become the president of the U.S. in 2016 shows the error of the mainstream belief in political satire as an effective form of political engagement. Topics covered include the need for satirists such as Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart to fine-tune their brand of political satire, the mainstream media's approach to Trump's presidential candidacy, and satirists' attacks on politicians.