Socialism

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are the gifts that keep on giving to Jon Stewart's Daily Show. Obama was Stewart's guest on Wednesday night's show following the Illinois senator's primetime network fest. The result? 3.6 million viewers tuned in -- Stewart's highest ratings ever, second only to the show that featured Michelle Obama.

Stewart asked Obama about charges that he is a Socialist and the so-called Bradley Effect. See what Obama had to say:

I want to share an interesting Gallup poll released today that helps shine some light on political tensions in Peru. Throughout the country, the people polled identified themselves as more socialist than capitalist in their personal beliefs (49%), while only 16% identified themselves as more capitalist in their beliefs. However, 45% of Peruvians believe their country is more capitalist than socialist. It's telling that only in the South of Peru did a majority of those polled identify themselves as socialist (57%) - this raises the question of whether there is a disconnect between the more rural South and the rest of the country's market economy. Click here for Gallup's analysis.