Political Punchlines

One of the upsides to campaign season is the great material it provides our late night comedians. Check out the graph below to see which candidates they’re joking about the most, and scroll down for the best punchlines.

Barack Obama

Jay Leno

In June, President Obama's re-election campaign raised $71 million and Mitt Romney's campaign raised $107 million. Isn't it amazing how much these candidates have to collect from special interests to get across their message that they can't be bought? (July 11, 2012)

Jimmy Fallon

Yesterday, House Republicans held their thirty-third vote to repeal Obama's healthcare law. It was mostly a symbolic vote that accomplished nothing – or, as Congress calls that, a vote. (July 12, 2012)

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Mitt Romney

Jay Leno

An awkward moment for Mitt Romney today in Colorado. I guess a homeless guy asked him for a dollar, but all he had were Swiss francs. (July 10, 2012)

David Letterman

Mitt Romney was on vacation at Lake Winnipesaukee...his money is vacationing in the Cayman Islands. (July 9, 2012)

Jimmy Fallon

Today, while speaking at an NAACP convention, Mitt Romney said that he would repeal Obama's healthcare law, and was actually booed. It got even more awkward when Romney was like, "Hell yeah, I'm your boo! And you're my boo, and you're my boo, too. We're all boos. You're my boo! Hey, boo!" (July 11, 2012)

Jimmy Kimmel

"The Amazing Spider-Man" was the number one movie at the box office. It grossed $338 million -- narrowly edging out Mitt Romney. (July 9, 2012)

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