WOW CAN’T BELIEVE I SCORED THIS EXCLUSIVE https://t.co/LolqSpV3tV, — Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) October 8, 2020, The fly is free and now getting a COVID test, — Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) October 8, 2020, Gayle King: “it was very telling that a fly landed on Mike Pence’s head when he was denying America’s systemic racism.

(Justin Sullivan/Pool via AP). This is definitely the case for CC Konikson, a USC student studying Business Administration. Ah, to be a fly on the wall at the vice presidential debate. should be good.

i’m gay.

This isn’t the first time a political meme has broken the internet. This account was not the only one that got in on the fly discourse.

While Gen Z traditionally has a reputation for low voter turnout, a Harvard University poll found that more young voters may be participating in the election this November. He wasn't invited to the big event — we don't know his name or even that he's a he. He tweeted a photo of him holding a fly swatter captioned, “Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly.”, While Biden seized this opportunity for his own benefit, others took it as a way to criticize Pence.

Former Vice President Joe Biden got props for some expert fly-trolling, as well. Politicians themselves have created memes to gain the attention of young audiences. But why are memes so significant to political campaigns? “Memes become easily consumable and enjoyable vehicles of information and opinion,” according to an article originally published on The Independent. “For political communication, one viral meme can say more about public opinion than a dozen surveys, and at the same time, memes can form the agenda and influence the judgments of the audience.”. i’m going to go to sleep, and probably set it up sometime tomorrow. Twitter was in rare form during the vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence. In case you missed the debate, a fly landed on the top of Pence’s head, perfectly contrasted with his white hair, and it stayed there for two minutes and three seconds, on live national television.

This insect became an anti-Pence icon, posting tweets that go against his and President Donald Trump’s campaign: “If you can, donate to end conversion therapy,” one tweet reads. Twitter goes wild after fly lands on Mike Pence's head during debate. — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 8, 2020, He consistently went over his allotted time, ignored questions he didn’t like while asking questions of his own, condescendingly “Pencesplained” so a woman could understand, tried to defend the indefensible & still, a fly got all the headlines!

The fly’s popularity didn’t stop there. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. just had an idea to make a humorous account for the fly that landed on pence’s head. Debate 2020: Fly Lands on Vice President Mike Pence's Head and Social Media Loses It. https://t.co/CqHAId0j8t pic.twitter.com/NbkPl0a8HV, The #VPDebate just ended and you can buy a “Truth Over Flies Fly Swatter” from the Biden website pic.twitter.com/AeJR5UVBkf, — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 8, 2020, the fact that they had this ready so quickly shows that the biden campaign was clearly coordinating with the fly pic.twitter.com/OZi0ODtjUp, — Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 8, 2020. Twitter. Toward the end of the event, the fly landed and remained … Cutting the mics would be nice… but the debate moderators really need a lie swatter. [email protected]. VP Debate 2020: Fly on Pence's head gets over 100 Twitter accounts, Internet says ‘Covid test for the fly please!’ As Pence debated Democratic vice-presidential candidate Harris, he seemed to be ignorant of the insect's presence and it soon stirred a series of memes

Vice President Mike Pence — and much of what happened at Wednesday night’s vice-presidential debate — were overshadowed when a fly landed on the VP’s head and stayed there for a comically long time. This insect became an anti-Pence icon, posting tweets that go against his and President Donald Trump’s campaign: “If you can, donate to end conversion therapy,” one tweet reads. Look: pic.twitter.com/PYRWBss6hp, — Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) October 8, 2020, Update: The fly is gone. The poll results show that 63% of respondents indicated they will “definitely be voting,” compared to 47% during this same time before the election in 2016. By John Connor Coulston - October 8, 2020 09:04 am EDT.

Annenberg Media is independent of the university administration. Watch The Fly’s full moment in the spotlight above via MSNBC. Twitter Goes Nuts For The Fly on Pence’s Head During VP Debate, #Flygate a Top Trending Topic

She is the Health and Wellness editor on Thursdays and Fridays. Please direct news tips and press releases to mediacentereditors@gmail.com. A Twitter account for the fly was created, garnering over 120,000 followers in a matter of hours. period. For young voters, memes may draw valuable attention to campaigns. Obviously, the internet took the fly moment and ran wild with it, doling out fly jokes with reckless abandon, with multiple Twitter accounts inspired by the fly going viral after the debate. The fly’s popularity skyrocketed when public figures started to join in on the fun.

https://t.co/czooTBX1Re, very briefly on the edge of my seat the entire time the fly was on his head, — Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) October 8, 2020.

By Jenny Hollander.

It changed its voter registration to Mike Pence’s head.

Here are the best, including so many fly jokes.