Trevor Noah compares presidential campaigns to getting drunk at a party

"You wanna peak at the right time."
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Shannon Connellan
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Trevor Noah compares presidential campaigns to getting drunk at a party
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Last night, Bernie Sanders came out on top in the New Hampshire primary, followed by Pete Buttigieg and surprise third place winner Amy Klobuchar.

The Daily Show's Trevor Noah saw the senator's success as part of the bigger picture in a pretty accurate and slightly-too-real analogy.

"The timing couldn't be better for Klobuchar, because in many ways, presidential campaigns are like getting drunk at a party, alright? You wanna peak at the right time," joked Noah. "See, the other candidates, they had their surge last year, which is too early. It's like getting wasted at 6pm, because by the time the party's going you're puking in the bushes going, 'I'm so sorry I didn't pace myself. I promise I'll do better in South Carolina.'"

But it wasn't just a good night for Klobuchar at the polls, as Noah points out. It was also quite the moment for media folks who enjoy a spot of wordplay (Noah put quite the montage together – skip to 1:30 in the clip above – and couldn't help but join the pun party).

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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