Déjà vu? All the memes comparing the 2016 and 2020 elections
So much has happened in four years. The last American presidential election wasn’t exactly civil, but this one is ten times more brutal. Not only are the 2020 candidates ready for a battle, but the voters are too. Usually most of the vitriol is left to the presidential debate stage, but the United States is a pretty divided country at the moment.
Not only are citizens recovering and continuing to deal with an unforgiving pandemic, but they have to put up with the rabid arguments politics automatically fuel nowadays. People are scared, tired, and wanting the election to be settled. Hopefully, everyone with the voting power to participate in the 2020 United States election did so, although if history has anything to say about it, some definitely sat out.
For those who exercised their right to vote, they’re having fun comparing the drastic difference between 2016 and 2020’s election vibes. It was a battlefield. Here are some of the most chuckle-worthy voting memes hearkening back to the 2016 election.
Me voting in 2016 Me voting in 2020 pic.twitter.com/6MKuHLYGfZ
— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) November 3, 2020
The wind is no longer blowing in our hair
A layer of blood seems more fitting.
Me voting in 2016 vs. me voting in 2020: pic.twitter.com/lPmHtLNo7N
— Eddie Schneider (@eddieschneider) November 3, 2020
Oh, Schoolhouse Rock!
If you only knew what we were in for this year.
me voting in 2016 vs. me voting in 2020 pic.twitter.com/7XfSGlC5OE
— John Cole (@Johngcole) November 3, 2020
COVID-19 making you feel lost at sea?
Raise your hand if you casted a mail-in vote so you could still be an active citizen even if you were feeling like Cast Away.
Me voting in 2016 Me voting in 2020 pic.twitter.com/U1AS4iKxed
— Jennifer Lawrence Love (a fansite) (@jenlawrence_net) November 4, 2020
On a more positive note
Maybe you felt like a baby voter in 2016, but now know how to vote like a boss by paying attention to more than just the presidential candidates.
Me voting in 2016 vs. me voting in 2020 pic.twitter.com/iIIyJpkp7U
— Paper Magazine⁷ (@papermagazine) November 4, 2020
Confident to shriveled up inside
Sure, maybe voting’s less glamorous this time around, but at least it’s still a thing. Even we do feel a little dead inside.
me voting in 2016 vs me voting in 2020 pic.twitter.com/Ty2LwCPIyR
— Sara “I voted Biden/Harris” Gazarek (@saragazarek) November 5, 2020
Meet your rapid counterpart, 2016 self
It’s been a rough time.
Me voting in 2016 vs 2020 pic.twitter.com/f2SobW0RIO
— Dash Dog (@therealdashdog) November 4, 2020
Roar!
Another funny iteration of turning into a completely different person.
me voting in 2016 vs me voting in 2020 pic.twitter.com/QIvkgLVCys
— tay 💫 (@bakakarat) November 3, 2020
People were serious last time
The intensity this time around is turned all the way up.
Me voting in 2016 vs me voting in 2020 pic.twitter.com/edQPKUgzCP
— madison (@madisonnorm) November 4, 2020
Even Kirby’s mad
The fluffiest personalities have been turned into grouchy ones because of all the voting strife.
Me voting in 2016 vs me voting in 2020 #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/hCJRE62E1j
— Elise Muehlenberg (@mueheli) November 4, 2020
Leave Britney alone!
She was busy voting.
Me voting in 2016 vs. me voting in 2020 pic.twitter.com/azd0dyJWNN
— rachel leishman (@RachelLeishman) November 3, 2020
From determined to defeated
Elections can really take it out of ‘ya.
Me voting in 2016. Me voting in 2020. pic.twitter.com/dZ3EbyMwuq
— Frank Cvetkovic (@GoFrankGo) November 4, 2020
It’s not fine!
You know it’s time to bite your nails when even the It’s Fine Dog is freaking out.