Article Lead Image

Photo via Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Bernie Sanders watching Trump and Clinton is the saddest meme of the debate

Sad!

 

Andrew Couts

Tech

Posted on Sep 27, 2016   Updated on May 25, 2021, 10:13 pm CDT

Hillary Clinton may have “won” the presidential debate on Monday night (or was Donald Trump the victor?), but it was Bernie Sanders who reminded some voters how much they’ve lost. 

The Vermont senator and Clinton’s Democratic primary challenger posted a photo of himself watching the debate between Clinton and Trump, causing many of his supporters to crumble in despair. 

(Sorry, this embed was not found.)

(Sorry, this embed was not found.)

As the internet is wont to do, however, many began to remix the photo, bringing to life its meme spirit. 

https://twitter.com/beastcoasthippy/status/780583102276042753

View post on imgur.com

View post on imgur.com

View post on imgur.com

While Clinton bested Sanders in the primary by nearly 3.8 million votes, many voters remain soured to the former secretary of state. The negativity that followed Clinton’s primary win began anew after emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee by hackers and leaked through WikiLeaks revealed that she received ample support during the primaries from the DNC. In general, she has failed to convince these voters of her progressive bonafides.

As of early August, roughly a third of Sanders’ supporters said they would not vote for Clinton in the general election. If that remains the case come Election Day, Nov. 8 could be a sad day for Clinton supporters, too.

H/T Mashable

Share this article
*First Published: Sep 27, 2016, 3:46 pm CDT