All politics are local, and all elections matter, and just because last night’s election wasn’t about presidents or senators or representatives doesn’t mean it wasn’t important. In fact, with Democrats basically doing better than expected almost nationwide, winning the major gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey and picking up state legislature seats throughout the country, it’s easy to see this election as a repudiation of Donald Trump. At least that’s what the pundits and talking heads on the cable news networks are saying. (Not on Fox News, though, of course. They preferred to relive the 2016 election and focus on Trump’s trip to Asia, barely mentioning yesterday’s races.) And wherever Trump or serious political issues are involved you can expect a ton of jokes on Twitter. Here are the funniest jokes about last night’s election from some of the best minds on that app.
Me reading about the election right now https://t.co/SZywDrT1lh
— nadia osman (@msnadiaosman) November 8, 2017
Every single time Twitter has doubled its character limit, there’s been a Democratic wave election.
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) November 8, 2017
me on election day 2016 vs. me on election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/cctfqYzoHu
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) November 8, 2017
This election proves that if I work with local activists I CAN get @jbarro to win this years shit account tourney
— Breakfast Haver (@weedguy420boner) November 8, 2017
This election will not stop Fox News from fighting the Clinton presidency
— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) November 8, 2017
Between the election and my partner making me a beautiful tuna noodle casserole, tonight seems like a roundly bad night for “the haters.” ??
— Julieanne Smolinski (@BoobsRadley) November 8, 2017
Most owned people of this election: MAGA grandmas who have never set foot in Lib Slum Hell NYC but are FURIOUS de Blasio was re-elected
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) November 8, 2017
I feel like last night was less an election and more a long series of really sick burns. https://t.co/f2QldPiCEc
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) November 8, 2017
Today was the day Donald trump finally became president
— Megan Amram (@meganamram) November 8, 2017
CNN: Trump didn’t run but he lost yesterday
MSNBC: Democrats made historic wins last night
FOX NEWS: Hillary Clinton: Death robot or AIDS witch?— Sam Grittner (@SamGrittner) November 8, 2017
ALL OTHER NEWS: Pretty good election for the Democ—
FOX NEWS: WHAT A SPEECH BY MR. TRUMP. REMEMBER LAST ELECTION DAY? HILLARY SURE SUCKS, HUH— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) November 8, 2017
We should build a statue of Trump eating a giant bowl of shit so no Republicans will forget tonight’s history.
— Guy Endore-Kaiser (@GuyEndoreKaiser) November 8, 2017
Gillespie lost. Man, he just can’t stop trying to recreate the Confederacy!
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) November 8, 2017
The Staten Island vibes on this tweet are so intense that a meatball popped out of my computer’s USB port while I was reading it. https://t.co/Xex4j39Uro
— David Roth (@david_j_roth) November 8, 2017
Chris Christie has officially conceded that Popeyes is better than KFC.
— Warren Holstein (@WarrenHolstein) November 8, 2017
Chris Christie looks forward to having stupid fucking pathetic pointless emasculating fights on camera for no reason in the private sector.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) November 7, 2017
WHITE WOMEN CAN’T STOP VOTING REPUBLICAN
WE ARE ADDICTED TO SELF-DESTRUCTION
I GET IT BUT STOP IT
LOVE URSELVES LADIES
DUMP BRAD
BUY A VIBRATOR— may wilkerson (@shutupmay) November 8, 2017
Thoughts and prayers to all the Republican politicians who lost their seats today. We won’t do anything to prevent it from happening again.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) November 8, 2017
Thoughts and prayers to the Republican chances in 2018.
— Guy Endore-Kaiser (@GuyEndoreKaiser) November 8, 2017