Editing Jon Stewart (section)

=== Views ===
In 2000, when he was labeled a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], Stewart generally agreed, but described his political affiliation as "more [[Socialism|socialist]] or [[Independent voter|independent]]" than Democratic.<ref>{{cite news |title=CNN Transcript: Larry King Live: Jon Stewart Looks Back at Election 2000 |work=Larry King Live |publisher=CNN |date=December 15, 2000 |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/15/lkl.00.html |access-date=March 25, 2007 |archive-date=May 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524034356/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/15/lkl.00.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Stewart has also voted for [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], the last time being in the [[1988 United States presidential election|1988 presidential election]] when he voted for [[George H. W. Bush]] over [[Michael Dukakis]]. He described Bush as having "an integrity about him that I respected greatly."<ref>{{cite news |last=Pierce |first=Tony |title=Jon Stewart admits he voted for George H.W. Bush in 1988 and is disappointed in Obama |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/06/jon-stewart-admits-he-voted-for-george-hw-bush-over-michael-dukakis-in-1988.html |newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 20, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2013 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055538/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/06/jon-stewart-admits-he-voted-for-george-hw-bush-over-michael-dukakis-in-1988.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Stewart has said that during the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries]], he was not a supporter of nominee [[Joe Biden]], describing himself as more of a, "[[Bernie Sanders|Sanders]], [[Elizabeth Warren|Warren]] guy."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jon-stewart-why-joe-bidens-humility-makes-him-right-leader-us-1300362/|title=Jon Stewart Explains Why Joe Biden's "Humility" Makes Him the "Man of the Moment"|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra |date=June 25, 2020 |via=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> He reluctantly supported his candidacy in 2020, but has criticized him since then over [[Age and health concerns about Joe Biden|his age]], and his handling of the 2023 [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jon-stewart-daily-show-monologue-1235822972/|title=Jon Stewart Rips Trump AND Biden in 'Daily Show' Return: "Similarly Challenged"|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=February 12, 2024 |via=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jon-stewart-biden-double-standards-israel-1235869701/|title=Jon Stewart Calls Out Biden Administration's Double Standards on Israel: "They Slap America in the Face"|last=Rahman|first=Abid|date=April 9, 2024 |via=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> He has been a vocal proponent of the United States implementing a [[single-payer health care|single-payer healthcare system]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmr3XvaoVW4 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213062304/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmr3XvaoVW4| archive-date=December 13, 2013 | url-status=dead|title=O'Reilly vs Stewart debate |last=Nick of Time |date=October 7, 2012 |via=YouTube}}</ref>