Kimmel recently shared a report by Axios that showed that Americans cannot get enough of polarizing politicians. This means that the politicians that have the most hype around them, whether good or bad, get the most online attention and allow them to gain more supporters, and even haters, which can work in their favor, too.
Kimmel included the results of this study during one of his popular opening monologues. According to Huff Post, Kimmel quipped, “Good thing Trump doesn’t care about polls and ratings and publicity and stuff like that, because he’s six spots behind Ted Cruz.” The late-night host added, “He’s six spots behind a snowman made of mayonnaise.”
Kimmel’s joke pokes fun at the fact that, according to the Axios report, Ted Cruz sits at the top of the list when it comes to social media engagement, while Trump is several spots down, below Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene, among others.
