The thrilling showdown that was the Iowa caucus race wasn’t the only hot political action that went down on Tuesday. It’d be a shame if those eight precious Romney-friendly votes overshadowed this important appearance of Sen. Bernie Sanders on that evening’s edition of “The Colbert Report.”

Sanders was on the ball when it came to his assessment of the collapse of the American middle class, why rich conservatives aren’t the kind of job creators they claim to be, and why the Citizens United Supreme Court decision of 2010 is, in fact, “absurd.” Let’s have a look-see, shall we? –KA

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