Hillary Clinton
is hoping the ''Colbert bump'' will help propel her to
victory in Pennsylvania.
Hillary Clinton
is hoping the ''Colbert bump'' will help propel her to
victory in Pennsylvania.
The Democratic
presidential candidate will make her first appearance on
Comedy Central's The Colbert Report on
Thursday. Both Clinton and Colbert have come to Pennsylvania
ahead of the state's hard-fought Democratic primary on
April 22.
Clinton rival
Barack Obama also is in Pennsylvania but has thus far
declined Colbert's invitation. Obama's wife, Michelle, will
appear on the show Tuesday.
News of Clinton's
visit was divulged Monday night in Philadelphia by
MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews. He blurted it out during taping
of the show at the University of Pennsylvania's
Zellerbach Theater. The news was confirmed by a person
close to the satirical news program, who insisted on
anonymity because the date of the visit hadn't been publicly
announced.
Comedy shows have
played a role in the presidential campaign, and good
things have happened to guests on Colbert.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee was a regular on the
show before his unexpected -- but short-lived --
success in pursuing the Republican nomination. And a
Saturday Night Live sketch was credited for
helping Clinton gain momentum in February. (AP)
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