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“When a joke works, it works. It can make a…” quote by Jon Lovett — Download Open image

“When a joke works, it works. It can make a point in a really simple way; it can be a great little sound bite to put on television or share on social media. Humor has this incredible power in how we communicate about politics now, in part because there's something natural in the way it's communicated.”

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