These Are the Best Social Media Reactions to the Third Democratic Debate
There are only 418 days until Election Day 2020. That is, in a word, exhausting. Sometimes the only thing that might make it palatable is firing off jokes into the ether. That's exactly what Twitter did tonight as the third Democratic debate took place in Houston. There were stricter benchmarks for candidates to make it here than in the first two rounds: 130,000 individual donors, and at least 2 percent in four different national or battleground-state polls. That means that human zodiac sign Marianne Williamson was not in attendance. Neither were the nine assorted white men who ornamentally flanked the stage for the first two debates. No, this one was Members Only. The line up was as follows:
Problematic Uncle Joe
Mayor Pete
Lizzie with the Plan
Kamala "Look at My Bus!" Harris
Andrew "No School on Fridays" Yang
Biden II villain, Julián Castro
Rosario Dawson's Boyfriend
Amy "If It Combs, It Forks" Klobuchar
Sweaty Prince Beto O'Rourke
Raspy Larry David
The ten of them gave it their all, and even though some of the more zany characters weren't available, there was still quite a show. Kamala Harris told Trump to go back to watching Fox News and Andrew Yang (maybe illegally?) promised 10 families $1K a month for a year, but hey. Get excited where you can. These are the best social media reactions from the third Democratic debate of this very, very long election.
Now seven other candidates are deleting the "Houston, we have a problem" line. #DemDebate
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 13, 2019
Yang with a big stage version of the “pizza everyday” student government campaign promise! #DemocraticDebate
— Nick Morrow (@NRMorrow) September 13, 2019
Marianne Williamson may not be participating in tonight’s debate, but she’s there in spirit in the form of Kamala’s body language.
— Jordan Veilleux (@veilleuxwho) September 13, 2019
"And now Me President, you can go back to watching foxnews" - Kamala Harris#DemDebate #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/6svCeAiXSP
— Leonard (@LeonardMcAvoy) September 13, 2019
Biden sounds like he has a mouth full of new teeth. #DemDebate
— Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) September 13, 2019
Me moderating #DemDebate: Skincare routine? You have 8 minutes each. Be specific.
— Khalid El Khatib (@kmelkhat) September 13, 2019
I'm just sitting here waiting for Julian Castro to jump on someone from the top rope again.#DemDebate
— Charlotte Clymer????? (@cmclymer) September 13, 2019
Drink every time you hear “since we’re at an HBCU...” #DemDebate
— Ira thee Third (@ira) September 13, 2019
“Red bag of courage” is my favorite weed strain. #DemDebate
— Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) September 13, 2019
“F*ck old people.” #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/V4q3jZ2lmQ
— Diane N. Sevenay (@Diane_7A) September 13, 2019
julian castro right now #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/KhaZHcNHNW
— marwa (@marwa_katir) September 13, 2019
Obama is sitting at home like, “Leave me out of this...” #Demdebate ????
— Ashlee Marie Preston (@AshleeMPreston) September 13, 2019
What I see when Bernie and Biden are going back and forth. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/QUwLehpPnH
— Da Adult (@kidnoble) September 13, 2019
I just realized there are two hours left in this #Demdebate and I want to stab myself in the face
— Jill Twiss (@jilltwiss) September 13, 2019
If Senator Booker mentions that he moved to the hood one more time #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/vXq5AcXitI
— PapiJ (@HomieLoverJulez) September 13, 2019
Watching this debate should count as doing my AP Spanish homework. #DemDebate
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) September 13, 2019
Biden: I HAVE HALF A HEART NECKLACE BARACK HAS THE OTHER #DemDebate
— Andrea Bartz (@andibartz) September 13, 2019
This Castro-Biden pissing contest is a total waste of time. #DemDebate
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) September 13, 2019
"I'd like to see HIM make a deal with Xi Jinping" - Pete's got a solid 5 minute standup act about politics in his pocket and I wanna see it #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/kPCe8IKroh
— Claude (@A_La_Claude) September 13, 2019
Does anyone feel that chill in the air? #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/bc3F4tKJrF
— Andrew Strauss (@straussanator) September 13, 2019
If you had a WIZARD OF OZ reference in your #demdebate bingo then you, my friend, are the winner tonight.
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) September 13, 2019
Are there no lozenges available? Does he just not like them? Is rasp, life?! Sheesh! #demDebate
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) September 13, 2019
Live tweeting is a fun way to find out which people actually have cable versus the rest of us on a sad streaming delay. #DemDebate
— Benjamin Siemon (@BenjaminJS) September 13, 2019
Age isn’t Joe Biden‘s problem. It’s his vote to authorize the War of 1812.#DemDebate
— Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) September 13, 2019
We don't have time to ask a question about abortion but sure, let's ask Cory Booker about his diet. #DemDebate
— Chloe Angyal (@ChloeAngyal) September 13, 2019
there’s that classic amy klobuchar comedy!!!!
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) September 13, 2019
Democracy dollars. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/yjvL4n3xmK
— Christopher Wensley (@mipolitico) September 13, 2019
Watching Elizabeth Warren politely destroy any yahoo who supports school vouchers is my kink. #DemDebate
— Kendally Brown (@kendallybrown) September 13, 2019
That quote. Whew. Biden looked like he saw a ghost. #DemDebate
— Phillip Henry (@MajorPhilebrity) September 13, 2019
"My deceased wife was a record player." - Joe Biden #DemDebate
— Keaton Patti (@KeatonPatti) September 13, 2019
And one man dared to ask the real question.
hey @tacobell when is that taco bell that's under construction on colorado blvd in eagle rock going to open? it looks almost done!#DemDebate
— Kyle Ayers (@kyleayers) September 13, 2019
With the next debate scheduled for mid-October in Ohio, there's a bit of a breather between tonight's throw down and the next. But rest assured: as the field narrows, it's only going to get more aggressive. All we can hope for is getting that free Yang money.
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