...election

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/snl-donald-trump-kamala-harris-no-cameos-1236018279/

“You can’t bring the actual people who are running on because of election laws and the equal time provisions,” Michaels explained to The Hollywood Reporter, and then clarified: “You can’t have the main candidates without having all the candidates, and there are lots of minor candidates that are only on the ballot in, like, three states and that becomes really complicated.” In 2008, presidential candidate John McCain appeared on SNL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pix6pJUW5-s) three days before the election. His running mate Sarah Palin appeared (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0vVKZL-Z7I) weeks earlier alongside her portrayer, Tina Fey.
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