Video taking off 66x its usual first day

Jimmy Kimmel turns Idaho's state-gun vote into an attack ad

His midterm monologue also gives Mike Johnson a Sarah McLachlan farewell before his assistant Natalie zips herself into a duffel bag.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 12,063,601 views a day, 66 times a normal first day on this channel (182,516).

Jimmy Kimmel Breaks Down Midterm Election Results, Trump Loses Bigly & Assistant Natalie Stops By!

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0:00Kimmel opens on the midterm returns and puts Guillermo in charge of monitoring results.
2:16Trump and Donald Trump Jr. campaign footage gets the Kimmel treatment.
6:05Two on-screen columns contrast voters' priorities with MAGA talking points, from inflation to windmills.
9:56Idaho's state-gun ballot question leads into a parody attack ad against the Colt M1911.
12:18Mike Johnson gets a farewell reel set to Sarah McLachlan's "I Will Remember You."
13:34Assistant Natalie interrupts with large luggage, and the sketch heads somewhere unexpected.

Idaho had a curious question on its ballot: which gun should be the state's official firearm? Jimmy Kimmel answered it the way campaigns answer everything, with a negative ad. In his midterm monologue, a mock spot goes after the Colt M1911 and ends with a voiceover concluding, "No thanks. Idahoans deserve better."

The broader night gave him plenty of material. With Democrats taking the House, Kimmel opens by putting Guillermo Rodriguez on duty as chief election correspondent, then delivers his verdict on the president's evening: "The only ass on Trump's mind tonight is the one that just got handed to him."

From there he works through Trump and Donald Trump Jr. on the campaign trail, a late-night Trump post about a candidate who had supposedly disappeared, and two on-screen columns. One lists the issues voters say they care about, such as inflation and corruption. The other lists what Kimmel presents as MAGA's concerns, including windmills and testosterone. He also covers the DOJ monitors sent to polling places and Xavier Becerra sidestepping questions about Los Angeles's tight mayoral race.

Near the end, Speaker Mike Johnson gets a tribute reel set to Sarah McLachlan's "I Will Remember You." The send-off is a joke about his expected loss of the gavel, not news of a departure.

The monologue drew about 12 million views in its first day, against a usual first day of under 200,000 for the show's regular videos. Comments arrived roughly 45 times faster than usual. The Daily Show also had a much bigger day than usual, while Colbert's channel stayed near its normal level.

Kimmel's conversation with the Pod Save America hosts passed a million views as well. The monologue, however, closes with something sillier: Natalie, played as Jimmy's assistant, arrives with oversized luggage and describes herself as "a doula, a life coach, a wet nurse."

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