Politics & Government
Presidential Election 2016 Memes, Blunders and Highlights
After over a year of "deplorables," Twitter disputes and theories surrounding the Zodiac Killer, the 2016 election blunders aren't over yet.
The 2016 presidential election has been anything but "low energy." It's been well over a year since both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump announced their bids for the nation's top office, and the journey to this day has been littered with snarky soundbites, scandals and Twitter beefs.
The controversy surrounding both candidates and the generally unconventional nature of this election is expected to continue through Election Day — and night.
12:50 a.m. EST: Anti-CNN chants break out along 6th Avenue in New York City near Trump headquarters.
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Crowd on 53rd and 6th Ave getting all the greatest hits in. This time "@CNN sucks!" #ElectionNight #nycvotes pic.twitter.com/YuuMNNT7Tn
— Brendan Krisel (@Brendan_Krisel) November 9, 2016
12:20 a.m. EST: Brian Williams releases an audible sigh as he delivers election results.
"Poker Face" Brian Williams reassures a terrified nation: pic.twitter.com/oD5n3iR3uJ
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 9, 2016
12:10 a.m. EST: Comparing moods at both candidates' parties late into the night.
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11:40 p.m. EST: Trump supporters chant "lock her up" during candidate's party at NYC Headquarters.
#ElectionNight people inside the official Trump party in NYC are chanting "lock her up" pic.twitter.com/ljsTT4KHI0
— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) November 9, 2016
11:30 p.m. EST: Reports surface on Canada's immigration site crashing.
Canada’s Immigration Website Has Actually Crashed On #ElectionNight https://t.co/g8FtFayNaP pic.twitter.com/mmqUZDmR5N
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 9, 2016
The Canadian Immigration website has crashed. Seriously. #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/XXSfCorTd1
— Cause We're Canadian (@MadelnCanada) November 9, 2016
10:45 p.m. EST: Voters enjoying "pizza and a beverage of their choice."
MSNBC reporting live in Grand Rapids.... at "a pizza joint".... Not sure which one. pic.twitter.com/EygKU90Rbl
— Leon Hendrix (@LeonHendrix) November 9, 2016
10:10 p.m. EST: The Dow futures dip as polls tighten.
Brexit veterans will recognize the shape of tonight's Dow futures financial chart pic.twitter.com/wz0RUJtEbr
— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) November 9, 2016
9:50 p.m. EST: Brian Williams brings the sedative jokes to MSNBC live coverage.
A recount in Florida automatically triggers Ativan and Xanax prescriptions across America. -MSNBC, Brian Williams Um, I will take both now.
— J.B. McGee (@j_b_mcgee) November 9, 2016
Dan Rather was also in on the action earlier.
The difference between “too close to call” and “too early to call” is the difference between looking for a Xanax and looking for a beer.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) November 9, 2016
9:35 p.m. EST: Polls are still open for kittens. Too close to call.
There's a Facebook Live of kittens "dropping their vote" for either Trump/Hillary. Can't make this stuff up. @FoundAnimalsOrg #Election2016 pic.twitter.com/1p42AXtkvN
— April Smith (@ApeSmith) November 9, 2016
9:05 p.m. EST: Tired of watching the major news outlets for election coverage? Defer to the Empire State Building.
The Empire State Building has transformed into a giant, glowing election tracker tonight https://t.co/OnKNH574Qs
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 9, 2016
8:45 p.m. EST: Clinton Headquarters turn off CNN, airs still logo plus the song "Brave" before switching to MSNBC.
Clinton campaign cut off TVs broadcasting CNN - now airing a still logo + plus the song "Brave" pic.twitter.com/OMa1Jd8JfU
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 9, 2016
Hillary HQ now airing MSNBC
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 9, 2016
8:20 p.m. EST: Trump supporters erupts with "boos" every time a state is called in Clinton's favor at candidate's Midtown New York City Headquarters.
The Trump room is not happy w any Clinton state wins - even the predictable ones #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/ZnRsZA1E6g
— Feliks Garcia (@feliksjose) November 9, 2016
8:10 p.m. EST: Ken Bone appears on BuzzFeed's #ElectionNight coverage. Brings red sweater.
Ken Bone is here #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/4l1QdRfP9N
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) November 8, 2016
8 p.m. EST: Mariachi band performs blocks away from Trump Tower.
Full mariachi belting out tunes blocks from Trump Tower #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/TmX7EzgH0t
— Brendan Krisel (@Brendan_Krisel) November 9, 2016
7:45 p.m. EST: Trump cake arrives at Trump's HQ.
Trump, the cake, has arrived at Trump HQ (New York NY) pic.twitter.com/hejH0vBkK1
— Holly Bailey (@hollybdc) November 9, 2016
7:30 p.m. EST: Twitter users report being overwhelmed by CNN alerts.
These key race alerts with fast-paced music on CNN are giving me heart palpitations. #ElectionNight
— Melanie Ng (@CityMelanie) November 9, 2016
CNN is projecting that I'll pull out half my hair.
— Kashana (@kashanacauley) November 9, 2016
7:25 p.m. EST: Trump polling ahead of Clinton in Twitter hashtags.
“Pray for Trump” is 180% higher than “Pray for Hillary” https://t.co/Ae7DnqLOSl pic.twitter.com/aLthiwlSOL
— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) November 9, 2016
6:25 p.m. EST: FOX News enjoys a light-hearted moment while the country waits on baited breath.
THIS IS AMAZING #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/gfLQPusZk1
— Jonno Turner (@jonnot) November 8, 2016
Whoops. Election Day Trump website bug entertains on social media https://t.co/i4YTAwVxSj pic.twitter.com/Xvy7Oqok5O
— WTAE-TV Pittsburgh (@WTAE) November 8, 2016
Fun with URL hacking. https://t.co/UWU2r69DSL pic.twitter.com/KMdW0GQXQ6
— Andy Baio (@waxpancake) November 8, 2016
5:00 p.m. EST: “I want to show you the unfairness of CNBC,” former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says during a heated interview.
Host responds: “This is MSNBC.”
Rudy Giuliani goes ballistic on MSNBC to avoid condemning ‘assassinate that b*tch’ shouts https://t.co/9i1RQiQQy1 pic.twitter.com/LBVKKB5wNq
— Raw Story (@RawStory) November 8, 2016
4:30 p.m. EST: Trump tweets that Utah officials are reporting "voting machine problems across the entire country," and CNN correspondent Brian Stelter responds with facts and a spell check.
Just out according to @CNN: "Utah officials report voting machine problems across entire country"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2016
No. Utah officials reported machine problems across one entire COUNTY, not the entire COUNTRY. https://t.co/6jWMw7qzvQ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 8, 2016
3 p.m. EST : Clinton and Trump hit the polls this morning in New York City, Trump receiving boos from onlookers, one even yelling, "you're gonna lose," as the presidential hopeful passed the crowd with his wife, Melania.
VIDEO: Donald Trump gets booed as he arrives at his polling place. pic.twitter.com/CJcmBIt9Zl
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) November 8, 2016
Scene outside PS 59 as Donald Trump arrives to vote for himself for the second time ever pic.twitter.com/u2ut5yjDss
— Noah Gray (@NoahGrayCNN) November 8, 2016
My brother had a 3 hour line in Manhattan and a special visitor #Trump #ElectionDay #voteIRL #Clinton pic.twitter.com/JAH8wmAOYA
— Josh (@joshmbarn) November 8, 2016
The internet and Twitter-sphere took to their keyboards after catching this picture of Trump appearing to glance over at his wife as she voted.
Donald Trump checks to make sure Melania voted for him #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/tK08khddnv
— Todd Dracula (@ToddDracula) November 8, 2016
Photo of Trump glancing at Melania as she votes makes internet lose its mind https://t.co/JChMd7incB #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/FLR3ShdPTG
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) November 8, 2016
The Clinton campaign, on the other hand, released a spoof video urging voters not to "stand still" but to vote, with Bon Jovi making an appearance.
Don't stand still. Vote today: https://t.co/jfd3CXLD1s #ElectionDay #MannequinChallenge pic.twitter.com/4KAv2zu0rd
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 8, 2016
Meanwhile, supporters in her hometown started this flash mob to celebrate election day.
Both candidates cast their votes amidst complaints of long lines and broken ballot scanners. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio took to Twitter in a seven-tweet address to voters and state officials.
1/ NYC – I’ve seen your tweets about long lines and broken scanners. I hear you & want to share a few thoughts:
— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) November 8, 2016
2/ First, I applaud NYC voters today for their determination to stand & be counted. Nothing is more important than your vote.
— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) November 8, 2016
3/ Also, let’s thank & be patient with our poll workers. Without them the system simply would not work.
— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) November 8, 2016
4/ That said, has it ever been clearer that we need voting reform? We need action here in New York State.
— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) November 8, 2016
An Atlanta-area mayor Jefferson Riley also took to social media to weigh in on the election. His "joke," which has since been deleted, was not well recepted by all constituents.
Wow. Just got this screengrab from a friend. Jefferson Riley, the Republican mayor of Mansfield, Georgia trying to fool Democratic voters. pic.twitter.com/g2JpxdxBUX
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) November 8, 2016
Stay with Patch for election results and other voting- and coverage-related mayhem. We'll be updating this story with the best memes, mistakes and more as the night continues. In the meantime, we've rounded up some of the best election tweets to tide you over.
Photos Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons
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