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  • The 2020 election

  • has 538 electoral votes up for grabs

  • and it seems like just as many candidates trying to get them.

  • But with all this choice,

  • some voters are having a hard time narrowing it down.

  • The problem right now is also there are

  • just too many candidates, and the field is so wide.

  • So, I know some folks who are really not committing

  • to anybody right now because they feel

  • like there are so many candidates.

  • Are you waiting for one to say something

  • where you're like, "That's it"?

  • Yeah, I guess I am. (laughs)

  • You have it narrowed down to a couple you like

  • or you're just wide open?

  • I don't know.

  • Oh, they're so coy.

  • "I don't know."

  • But this is a really good question.

  • How do you decide which candidate deserves your vote?

  • Do you go by policy? Do you go by charisma?

  • Do you go by who's got the best abs?

  • If only,

  • if only there was a service that could match you

  • to your ideal candidate without you having to do all the work.

  • Well, luckily, we at The Daily Show found one.

  • I've always been curious about what candidate to vote for,

  • but how am I supposed to decide?

  • With my brain? Gross.

  • It's so wet.

  • And "reading policies to help me choose"?

  • What do I look like, someone who cares

  • about the future of the country?

  • I just wish there was a test to tell me who to pick.

  • ANNOUNCER: Now there is.

  • (bleep) yeah!

  • Introducing 538andMe,

  • the only DNA test that matches you to a candidate

  • on the politico-genetic level.

  • Your 538andMe kit comes with everything you need.

  • First, spit into your vial.

  • (hawking loudly)

  • (spits)

  • Then use the rectal swabs as directed.

  • What?

  • Just do it.

  • Next, seal up your kit and send it to our labs.

  • You should get your own mailbox.

  • There, we'll analyze your sample to find out

  • the candidate you should vote for based on your DNA.

  • It says here that I'm two-thirds MAGA on my dad's side.

  • That's why I'm prone to "economic anxiety"

  • whenever I see immigrants.

  • Apparently, I carry the gene for socialism

  • and uncombable hair.

  • -Let's go, Bernie. -(chuckles)

  • Wow, what a fun way to think about who I might vote for.

  • Oh, no, there's no thinking with 538andMe.

  • Upon completion of your test, you are legally bound to vote

  • for whatever candidate your genes dictate.

  • Oh. Uh... I don't-- I don't know if I'm comfortable with that.

  • Too late. Using your DNA,

  • we've created a clone of you.

  • So you can sit back and relax on Election Day,

  • while your double goes to your registered polling location.

  • I think it's my civic duty to cast my own vote.

  • Don't worry about it. That's what I'm here for.

  • No, I think I'd rather.

  • I said, that's what I'm here for.

  • The terms and conditions you agreed to

  • were very clear.

  • You're not going anywhere. (chuckles)

  • Any attempt to deny the results of your DNA test

  • will result in severe consequences.

  • ♪ ♪

  • 538andMe.

  • Let your spit do the voting.

  • (cheering and applause)

  • Desi and Jaboukie, everyone.

The 2020 election

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