# 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary was the crowded year-long contest to pick the party's nominee against President Donald Trump, and its record-sized field turned it into an online meme fueled by viral announcement videos, two-night debates, and jokes about longshot candidates polling under 1%. ## Overview The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary was the party's selection process for a nominee to face sitting President Donald Trump[1]. What made it meme-worthy was the sheer size of the field, more than 20 major candidates entered, forcing the DNC to split its very first debate across two nights in Miami on June 26 and 27, 2019[1]. The race generated a steady stream of Twitter jokes, reaction images, and viral launch videos throughout 2019 and into early 2020. Recurring bits included a composite face mashup of every male candidate polling under one percent and running gags about how many senators were suddenly running at once[3]. ## How It Spread New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined on January 15th during a Late Show With Stephen Colbert appearance[5]. Kamala Harris announced on January 21st via a Twitter video and a Good Morning America segment, and Beto O'Rourke's supporters pushed the #Beto2020 hashtag well before his official launch, with celebrities like Olivia Wilde and Alyssa Milano boosting it[4]. By June 13th, 2019, the DNC confirmed the 20 candidates who cleared the fundraising or polling threshold, cutting Montana Governor Steve Bullock, Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam, and Massachusetts Representative Seth Moulton from the first debate[1]. Because the field was so large, NBC divided the lineup into two ten-person nights, a split that itself became a meme when reporter Reid Epstein tweeted the color-coded groupings[3]. In April 2019, Twitter user @AndrewPaulJoyce posted a composite image of every male candidate polling below one percent, which pulled over 6,100 retweets and spawned comparisons to a Parks and Recreation congressman and to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell[3]. On July 25th, 2019, Tulsi Gabbard's campaign sued Google for $50 million, alleging her ad account was suspended for six hours after the first debate while she was the most-searched candidate on the site[3]. On January 19th, 2020, the New York Times ran an unusual dual endorsement for Amy Klobuchar and Warren, meant to cover both the moderate and progressive wings, which prompted its own mashup image callbacks to the earlier composite gag[6]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary? It was the Democratic Party's process for choosing a nominee to face Donald Trump, and the crowded field of more than 20 candidates turned the race into a recurring source of online jokes and viral videos[1]. ### Where did 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary come from? Speculation began after Trump's 2016 win, and the actual meme wave started with Elizabeth Warren's exploratory committee video on December 31st, 2018, followed by weekly launches through January 2019[3]. ### What does 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary mean? In meme use it refers less to the policy contest and more to the running jokes around the oversized field, especially the composite image of male candidates polling under one percent[3]. ### How do you use 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary? Common formats include face-mashup composites of similar-looking candidates, screenshots of the two-night debate lineup, and reaction jokes about each new January 2019 launch video[3]. ### Is 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary still popular? The specific meme cycle wound down after the primary itself ended, with the last big flare-up being the January 2020 New York Times dual endorsement of Klobuchar and Warren[6]. ## References 1. [https://www.npr.org/2019/06/13/730432210/who-made-the-cut-dnc-announces-primary-debate-contenders]() 2. [https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/12/politics/julian-castro-presidential-announcement/index.html]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2020-democratic-presidential-primary]() 4. [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/415427-beto2020-trends-as-supporters-call-on-orourke-to-challenge-trump]() 5. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/us/politics/kirsten-gillibrand-2020-presidential-race.html]() 6. [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/19/opinion/amy-klobuchar-elizabeth-warren-nytimes-endorsement.html]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/2020-democratic-presidential-primary Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library