{"id":38674,"date":"2020-11-06T13:12:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T13:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=38674"},"modified":"2020-11-06T13:12:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T13:12:19","slug":"13-of-the-best-memes-to-get-you-through-this-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/13-of-the-best-memes-to-get-you-through-this-election\/","title":{"rendered":"13 of the best memes to get you through this election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The world is watching the US elections, and with Twitter feeds filled with maps and numbers, it\u00a0has not been easy to peel our eyes away. However, people have been finding relief in the simplest of ways &#8211; memes!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take a break from staring at the map &#8211; don&#8217;t worry they won&#8217;t be finished counting before you get back. Voice of London has compiled a list of memes to lighten the mood.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Watching the elections in London<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every non-American observing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Elections2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Elections2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XQe0qQCNgw\">pic.twitter.com\/XQe0qQCNgw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rohan Javet Beg (@RohanBeg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RohanBeg\/status\/1323871484138319872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Elections2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Elections2020<\/a><br \/>Me, non-american, trying to understand how the US election system works and checking the results every five minutes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6fBGNMqudQ\">pic.twitter.com\/6fBGNMqudQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; vitty (@ogandinh0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ogandinh0\/status\/1323955632853209088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Should we turn off the map show?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarisaMendez\/status\/1324199891032104960<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/lalawebb\/status\/1324169243844206592<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is what the US election map looks like in real time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/duUWtfJSvj\">pic.twitter.com\/duUWtfJSvj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SPOOK 5.56 NATO \u2694\ufe0f\ud83e\udde8\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea (@fivefivesix_ca) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fivefivesix_ca\/status\/1324024920398024705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The frustration of waiting for votes to be counted<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/enthusiamy\/status\/1324429654908833792<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fothousands\/status\/1324231136415940610<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissGFYCuffy\/status\/1324199497388482560<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">nevada is like \u263a\ufe0f\ud83d\ude42\ud83d\udc95gentle reminder  \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc90 to be patient \ud83d\ude4f with yourself right now \ud83e\udd70 take your time \ud83c\udf1e\ud83c\udf1b we\u2019re all just doing our best \ud83d\ude18\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf38\ud83c\udf3b<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; julia reinstein \ud83d\udea1 (@juliareinstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliareinstein\/status\/1324353237592539139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Should we be worried about TV presenters?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/donpahblo\/status\/1324098947938476039<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrissyteigen\/status\/1324225931943190535<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/josh_boyo\/status\/1324663260436668416<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And finally, there&#8217;s a Donald Trump tweet for every occasion<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>If you tweet alot, you end up tweeting about yourself. This is Trump 2014<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElectionResults2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElectionResults2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Election2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Election2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GEORGIA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GEORGIA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpIsLosing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpIsLosing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpCollapse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpCollapse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lSSk5DRBwf\">pic.twitter.com\/lSSk5DRBwf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Abu Shaahid (@CECMAbuShaahid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CECMAbuShaahid\/status\/1324657357645881345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Words: Arwa Nadeem | Subbing: Maelina Hassel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world is watching the US elections, and with Twitter feeds filled with maps and numbers, it\u00a0has not been easy to peel our eyes away. 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