Stephen Colbert is King in 2012 Political Comedy Cycle.

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Election Day is still nine months away, but if there’s one flag that’s already been planted firmly in the narrative of the presidential cycle, it is this: Stephen Colbert is owning it — comedically speaking.

“In many ways, Colbert has reinvented political comedy,” said political strategist Mark McKinnon. “He has evolved the model to something completely new and different that we’ve never seen before. And we are loving it. … [Jon] Stewart may own the general cultural comedic zeitgeist, but Colbert is now the undisputed king of political satire.”

For the 2012 race, Colbert has dared to go where comedians don’t.

Full Article: Politico.com

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