Marco Rubio's Unintentional 'Blue Wave' Tweet Is Getting Mocked
On Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio posted a political metaphor that missed the mark and critics are [...]
'...A Blue Wave?'
A blue wave?
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 3, 2020
— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) November 3, 2020
Since Rubio's tweet ended without a punchline, many respondents tried their best to fill in the blank. Writer Dana Schwartz even added her own GIF, referencing Rubio's fraught history with water in general.
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Marco Rubio predicts a... Blue Wave? pic.twitter.com/mYCDivvQ1y
— accidentally left-wing (@LeftAccidental) November 3, 2020
Rubio's tweet caught the attention of the account "accidentally left-wing," which documents cases of right-leaning politicians and pundits seeming to advocate for their political opponents.
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That's in fact all the respect Marco Rubio is due. Maybe even a little more than he's due.
— thebeanstalkreport (@beanstalkreport) November 4, 2020
Comedian Sarah Cooper called Rubio "an idiot" for his tweet on Tuesday, and many followers backed her up. Cooper has gained widespread acclaim for her TikTok impressions of Trump over the last year.
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Here Marco, maybe this will help. https://t.co/yedSdyLyn2 pic.twitter.com/bCzHdC7wfd
— PSU160 (@psu160) November 3, 2020
It’s just staggering to think of all the different things you could tweet that aren’t a literal blue fucking wave https://t.co/CMXctxPAu4
— Dan Clyne (@danCLYNE) November 3, 2020
Some answered Rubio with condescendingly patient explanations of colors, and how they represent the two major political parties in the U.S. They suggested that Rubio could have found a more apt visual metaphor if he wanted to.
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Wrong color lemme help #RedTsunami pic.twitter.com/v6vngvoSpT
— Self-Aware 🤖 (@F1sT) November 3, 2020
Ummm...did you intentionally show a blue wave? Because I dont think it means what you think it means. pic.twitter.com/Rt0RuAAqY0
— Kurt "Mask Up, Vote Early" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 3, 2020
This GIF probably spooked him. pic.twitter.com/eyVQSdygzM
— NYCBxBklynGirl 🌊🇺🇸🗽✊🏾 (@MariBXBKgirl) November 3, 2020
Some users even responded with corrections, providing images, GIFs and videos of "red waves" to use instead. In most cases, these got nauseated comments of their own, as the image was unsettling to people. Critics included images like the infamous blood elevator from The Shining.
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He meant to use this one pic.twitter.com/mTpeVLxoHM
— moleek (@moleek22) November 3, 2020
Some users guessed that this was Rubio's way of saying he wanted to switch parties, and they joked that he is not welcome on the other side.
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Love to see an elected taunt half of his constituents before 8am
— Lauren Kelly (@laurenekelly) November 4, 2020
When the projections for Florida were called on Wednesday morning, Rubio quote-tweeted his "blue wave" post as if to prove a point. Many commenters thought this was the wrong move, especially considering that Biden is still leading overall, though not in Florida.
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