It's A 'Dark Psychic Force': The Best Memes From The Democratic Primary Debate

By Lauren Rearick


Immediately after a month-long vacation from hilarious memes and social media-induced night-terrors connected with presidents in bathrobes, Twitter officially welcomed back the Democratic presidential hopefuls for the second round of primary debates. Things got underway on Tuesday, July 30, as soon as the initial of ten candidates took to the stage in Detroit, Michigan, to share their suggested policies, and even some dance moves.


in the event you missed a minute of the action or the apparent spellcasting, we’ve rounded up some of the evening’s best memes. And in case you want more, you’re in luck: ten more candidates will take to the stage on Wednesday, July 31.


Who really understands the words to the “Star-Spangled Banner?”


Stepping into the debate spotlight is nerve-wracking enough, and as some candidates demonstrated, singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” proved even more challenging.


Marianne Williamson Cast a Spell On Viewers


Is it possible that the entirety of tonight’s debate was all a magical illusion staged by Marianne Williamson?


We’ve All Been There, Tim Ryan


The evening wasn’t complete without Twitter picking up on the unexpected look of terror expressed by Tim Ryan.


No One Instructed us Jerry Seinfield Was Attending


For one brief moment, Marianne Williamson helped Seinfield temporarily return to television.


Pete Buttgieg Had a Most crucial Message


Forget foreign policy, Pete Buttgieg apparently had another topic to discuss: his age.


And Right now a Dance Break


Phew, that’s definitely a lot to catch up on. Thank goodness we had Bernie Sanders on hand to offer us with a dance break.


The Excellent Elizabeth Warren and John Delaney Face Off


Technically, 10 different democratic candidates were on stage: Although the most epic and meme-worthy showdown might have been There were plenty of meme-worthy moments to be had throughout Tuesday evening’s debate, including an epic showdown between Elizabeth Warren and John Delaney.


Dark Psychic Force


Forget the upcoming It sequel, the scariest thing coming our way is apparently a dark psychic force.