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from Tales from the Trail:

Barack and Jon, together again, on The Daily Show next week

First he gave an unexpected endorsement to Jon Stewart's upcoming "Rally to Restore Sanity." Now President Barack Obama is giving the host of the satirical talk show the ultimate television "get" -- himself as a guest.

Obama will appear on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the middle of a week of special episodes taped in Washington ahead of the Nov. 2 midterm elections. It all culminates with a Saturday rally on the National Mall.

The Washington episodes - to air Oct. 25 - Oct. 28 - are called "When Grizzlies Attack: A 'Daily Show' Midterm Teapartyganza." That's a reference to the conservative Tea Party political movement and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin referring to conservative women politicians as "Mama Grizzlies."

The Daily Show, watched by about 1.8 million people every night, is particularly popular with viewers under age 35. The appearance gives the president a chance to appeal to young voters just days before the election in which Republicans are expected to gain seats in Congress and possibly take the majority in the House of Representatives away from Obama's Democrats. Earlier this month Obama appeared at a youth town hall that was shown live on MTV and two music television stations, CMT and BET.