Jon Stewart pitches 2028 slogan for Democrats: 'Overcome the stink'

“The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart pitched a new 2028 slogan for Democrats this week while discussing the party’s shortcomings during the 2024 election cycle. 

The host and comedian compared Democratic politicians who still backed former President Biden despite concerns about his age and mental acuity intensifying as the 2024 election progressed to Republicans who supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq, calling it an “extinction event” for the GOP. 

The next presidential election cycle, in Stewart’s view, is an “opportunity for an interesting reinvention of what this Democratic Party can be.” 

“I actually think there should be excitement, not trepidation around what this is, but it’s going to come from someone outside of it. I think anybody that has that stink on them is not going to be particularly successful,” Stewart said during a Thursday episode of his “Weekly Show” podcast with “Pod Save America” hosts Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett. 

“By the way, if that’s not a Democrat’s slogan in 2028, something has gone terribly wrong. ‘Overcome the Stink.’ If I don’t have that on a bumper sticker,” the comedian and pundit added. 

“It’s compelling,” Favreau responded. 

Stewart had repeatedly criticized Biden and his allies during the 2024 presidential election. He argued during the Thursday episode that the next leader of the Democratic Party needs to resonate with voters and make strong arguments in the process. 

Stewart said former President Obama, when he ran against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, had an “argument to make that resonated." 

“Everybody is so concerned about what is the strategy through? How do I do the thing we did at the top, which was, first of all, I just want to send my hopes and prayers out to the family,” the comedian said. 

“It's that part that is what's throwing this whole f‑‑‑ing game off. It's the pro forma. These are the steps you have to take to gain the trust of people for an argument,” he added.