Imagine how much government waste there is and how ineffective Democrats have been with taxpayer money that they continue to ask for new "programs" and show little to nothing for it, and now the liberal media is calling them out on it, and to their faces.
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart usually criticizes Democrats and Republicans, but through his political advocacy, he is more of a progressive, so we know he sides with the Democrats more often than not. However, even for a progressive like Stewart, the government's wasteful spending was too much to ignore.
On Monday, he had San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan (D) as a guest. Mahan is currently running for governor in California, backed by Silicon Valley donors like Sergey Brin. Despite that, among the current candidates, he is arguably the best Democrat in the race. He has done some good for San Jose, far more than Gavin Newsom (D) can say about his tenure as governor.
During the conversation, Stewart brought up how Democrats ask for more money from taxpayers but have nothing to show for it when asked about what the taxpayer money resulted in.
"So, for Democrats, it's always been interesting that they have had trouble connecting the money that they're asking to raise through taxes to the value it's providing to taxpayers. So, to the point of like there's a lot of referendums up there now [California]. A billionaire's tax or getting people that pay $100,000 not to have to pay any income tax. But I think too often the politicians haven't connected that money to real value. I don't think people trust that the money will be spent responsably or have any efficacy."
Jon Stewart cringes in real time as a California Democrat responds to concerns about wasteful government spending.
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) March 17, 2026
STEWART: “[Democrats] have trouble connecting the money that they’re asking to raise through taxes to the value it’s providing to taxpayers.”
“I think too often… pic.twitter.com/FchLwRQjDm
There is no better example of what Stewart is talking about than California. We have seen career politicians consistently make bold promises, such as building more housing, cutting red tape, ending homelessness, and making life more affordable.
Yet they fail on every single issue on which they made a campaign promise. However, they simultaneously raise taxes to fund said promise, so we're getting little to nothing of what was promised, but we're still paying more in taxes. This is the Democrat Party in a nutshell.
Gavin Newsom promised to end homelessness in 10 years more than 20 years ago.
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) March 8, 2026
We got the opposite.pic.twitter.com/ANUSVNC9yW https://t.co/hdUzYhYGuK
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Gavin Newsom’s California has EVEN MORE FRAUD and corruption being exposed
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 22, 2026
California “High Speed Rail” to nowhere CEO’s fiancé just got hired at a firm with a $24M state contract *with* the high speed rail project!
You can’t make this up. pic.twitter.com/cf7OmfsVet
There is a lot of incompetence in California governance as well as corruption. There must be repercussions for wasting taxpayer money. These politicians can't continue getting exposed for their fraud and corruption, whether it is in California, Minnesota, or any other state, and not face the political repercussions for it, because if they walk freely from this, the next person who comes in can do the same thing while taxpayers continue to get ripped off and have no say in the matter.
You do realize I’m trying to help America eliminate fraud and waste right? No need to try and make me look like the bad guy for exposing fraud.
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) March 17, 2026
People are over it. Start working for the people and not against them.
Mahan would be far better than the leading Democrats, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14), former Rep. Katie Porter, and billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, because not only does Mahan sound like a moderate, but he has made progress in San Jose when it comes to homelessness, something Newsom has failed to do time and time again.
The good news is that Republican candidate Steve Hilton is polling in first place as the June primary approaches. If the field stays the same way, and nobody else drops out, Hilton and Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) could advance to the general election as the top two candidates. The chances that the Democrat machine allows that to happen are slim, but right now, there is a chance.
🚨NEW POLL: A new UC Berkeley Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research-POLITICO poll finds Hilton consolidating GOP support in California’s governor’s race. pic.twitter.com/mO0SH83CwA
— Steve Hilton (@SteveHiltonx) March 11, 2026
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