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35 Memes That Perfectly Sum Up The 2020 US Presidential Election

As the election began to heat up, so did the meme game.

Makayla Bush

Nov 09, 2020

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35 Memes That Perfectly Sum Up The 2020 US Presidential Election

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We've all seen it: the Boomer versus Gen Z Facebook arguments, the tweets that Donald Trump released every few hours swearing he'd win, the Snapchat stories every time another state would report votes. I couldn't scroll through my feed without seeing something else about the election, so I quickly started collecting some popular memes that I felt just speak volumes. So, here it is, 35 memes that just perfectly sum up the messy 2020 presidential election.

And no, I don't own any of these; I'm not that witty. They just resurfaced on my Facebook newsfeed several times over the 4-day span of waiting for the election to be called.

Some of us came prepared for any outcome.

It hadn't even reached election day and we were already exhausted.

Some of us still aren't over it.

Priorities, people. Let's just take a moment.

And when election day finally rolls around, well, Kitty Forman understands.

Votes began being counted, and then nothing made sense anymore.

Here's one interesting projection.

Should I be enjoying this? Should I be this stressed? Is this how an election is supposed to feel?

Here's all of us staring at the TV, watching the election coverage.

This is how we all look trying to calculate what states Joe Biden needed to win.

They aren't even in the SEC.

But then the coverage began to slow, and it became a waiting game.

We were forced to bring out the big guns.

Me waking up every two hours to check election results.

All eyes on you, Nevada.

Stuck at less than 70 percent reporting for two days... come on, now.

Seconds felt like minutes, minutes felt like hours, hours felt like days, and still, Nevada kept us waiting.

Seems about right.

And here is the US constituency asking Nevada how much longer they think it'll be.

Come on, Nevada.

Be a NY, not a NV.

Here's one for those of us who see our boomer uncle's Facebook posts and want so badly to stir the pot, but the Lord Himself decides to step in because He knows the damage we'd cause and the feelings we'd hurt.

Then there's this meme for those of us who choose not to hold our tongues. Thanksgiving is going to be one hell of a family reunion.

There's a side to every story, but here's one we can all agree on.

And just like that, the mail-ins caught back up.

Georgia, I am sorry for all the mean things I said about you. <3

Georgia really did THAT.

It's all about advocacy, but apparently Trump doesn't quite understand his own influence.

Those mail-in votes caused an insane amount of chaos between the parties.

Math is hard for some people.

This really WOULD have explained so much.

It's a hard job, but somebody's got to do it.

We really thought some of those swing states would make the calls this time around. Guess we were wrong.

Pennsylvania really said "OK I get it, Let me think, I guess it's my turn."

And just like that, Pennsylvania saved the day.

For anyone who has social media, scrolling through your timeline since election day has been like walking through a minefield: tread lightly, things could blow up at any time. And though it was an excruciating 4 days of waiting, this election really became a meme goldmine. At the very least, we can say we got that much out of the wait.

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Some of us came prepared for any outcome.

It hadn't even reached election day and we were already exhausted.

Some of us still aren't over it.

Priorities, people. Let's just take a moment.

And when election day finally rolls around, well, Kitty Forman understands.

Votes began being counted, and then nothing made sense anymore.

Here's one interesting projection.

Should I be enjoying this? Should I be this stressed? Is this how an election is supposed to feel?

Here's all of us staring at the TV, watching the election coverage.

This is how we all look trying to calculate what states Joe Biden needed to win.

They aren't even in the SEC.

But then the coverage began to slow, and it became a waiting game.

We were forced to bring out the big guns.

Me waking up every two hours to check election results.

All eyes on you, Nevada.

Stuck at less than 70 percent reporting for two days... come on, now.

Seconds felt like minutes, minutes felt like hours, hours felt like days, and still, Nevada kept us waiting.

Seems about right.

And here is the US constituency asking Nevada how much longer they think it'll be.

Come on, Nevada.

Be a NY, not a NV.

Here's one for those of us who see our boomer uncle's Facebook posts and want so badly to stir the pot, but the Lord Himself decides to step in because He knows the damage we'd cause and the feelings we'd hurt.

Then there's this meme for those of us who choose not to hold our tongues. Thanksgiving is going to be one hell of a family reunion.

There's a side to every story, but here's one we can all agree on.

And just like that, the mail-ins caught back up.

Georgia, I am sorry for all the mean things I said about you. <3

Georgia really did THAT.

It's all about advocacy, but apparently Trump doesn't quite understand his own influence.

Those mail-in votes caused an insane amount of chaos between the parties.

Math is hard for some people.

This really WOULD have explained so much.

It's a hard job, but somebody's got to do it.

We really thought some of those swing states would make the calls this time around. Guess we were wrong.

Pennsylvania really said "OK I get it, Let me think, I guess it's my turn."

And just like that, Pennsylvania saved the day.

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Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

Swan Dive into a Nearly Freezing Body of Water

Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Michael Buble

"Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift

"The Christmas Song" by Josh Groban

"White Christmas" by Idina Menzel

"O Holy Night" by David Archuleta

"Believe" by Josh Groban

"Les cloches du hameau" by Celine Dion

Or at least try to do.

1. I will wake up (sorta) on time for class.

2. I will look decent for class.

3. I will go to the gym more.

4. I will go to the library and study more.

5. I will meet new people.

For those long nights that turn into mornings when the struggle is real.

1. Walk in motivated and ready to rock

2. Disappointed you let it get this bad

3. Distracted: When a 10-Minute Break Becomes an Hour

4. When the Yearning for Sleep Sneaks Up

5. In the words of Lorelai Gilmore "Coffee, Coffee, Coffee"

Oh, so done.

You need sleep, but also have 13 things due in the span of 4 days.

1. When it's December 1 and you have seven things due, three exams, and haven't slept in three days.

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