Hmm Today I Will Vote for a Third Party meme.

Hmm Today I Will Vote for a Third Party

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Hmm Today I Will Vote for a Third Party refers to an exploitable meme format based on a Rage Comic in which a voter in a two-party system casts his vote for a third-party candidate, with his vote allowing the candidate which was least desirable for the voter to win. A subformat of the Hmm Today I Will meme, the format has been used to ridicule third-party voters since 2018 and saw spikes in virality during election periods in the United States.

Origin

The Hmm Today I Will Vote for a Third Party format is based on the Hmm Today I Will meme, which was first used online in the early 2010s and regained ironic popularity in 2017.

On November 14th, 2018, Redditor J-Dad posted a four-panel meme based on the format in which a man in a Don't Tread On Me shirt casts his vote for a third party candidate, presumably libertarian, in an election taking place in a two-party system country, presumably the United States. As a result, the Republican candidate loses by just one vote, with the Democrat pushing an anti-gun policy and winning the election.

The post (shown below) garnered over 140 upvotes in the /r/Libertarian[1] subreddit in six months. Authorship of the meme is unconfirmed.


hmm today i will Vote for a Third Party. Democrat winner! "No Guns!" 90,000 79,999 1 A Vote

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On September 19th, 2019, Redditor BB-Poltergeist posted the earliest found edit of the image, a Minecraft meme about the 2019 Biome Vote, that received 10 upvotes in the /r/PewdiepieSubmissions[2] subreddit in six months (shown below).


hmm today i will Vote for a Third Party. Cristalack MOUNTAIN BIOME Vote winner! "Snowier Snow' 80,000 79,999 1 MOUNTAIN SWAMP BADLANDS

During the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, in which Democratic candidate Joe Biden beat Republican candidate Donald Trump by a margin of five percent, the original meme saw viral spread online.

For example, on November 5th, 2020, Redditor Covfefe045 posted the image in the /r/Conservative[3] subreddit, where it received over 3,800 upvotes prior to the post being locked. On November 6th, Redditor cosmicmangobear posted an edit that imagined a Libertarian candidate winning the election. The edit (shown below) garnered over 11,000 upvotes in the /r/PoliticalCompassMemes[4] in four years.


10% 30% 60% hmm today i will Vote for a Third Party. Libertarian A Winner! "More guns!" Vote

On May 30th, 2023, X user @SocDoneLeft posted a version of the meme in which a leftist replaced the libertarian, and the Republican won the election instead of the Democratic candidate. The post (shown below) garnered over 1,600 upvotes and 26,000 likes in two years and was widely circulated alongside the original version.


Q hmm today i will Vote for a Third Party. winner 80,000 79,999 1 Republican "No rights!" 込 clueless Vote

In late October and early November 2024, the meme format saw a spike in usage due to the upcoming 2024 United States Presidential Election.

Various Examples


hmm today i will Vote for The Working Families Party winner 80,000 80,001 Republican "No rights!" Vote I live in New York لا hmm today i will not vote winner 80,000 79,999 Republican "No rights!" 込 clueless FREE PALESTINE فلسطين حرة hmm today i will Vote for a Third Party. winner II 80,000 80,000 1 Either Party tbh "More money for Israel!" FREE PALESTINE فلسطين خره FREE PALESTINE فلسطين خرّة clueless Vote
VERTIGO hmm today i will Vote for a Third Party. MASOCHIST OVERPASS Overpass 5 IRAGE 4 winner! "NO FUN!" VERTIGO VERTIGO Vote VERTIGO + hmm today i will abstain from voting out of principle Democrat t 90,000 79,999 winner! "Hail Satan!" t hmm today i will Vote for Halo 4 clueless Vote winner 80,000 79,999 1 Republican "No games!"

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Sunsoft Bass
Sunsoft Bass

You voted for the guy who won, and you complain = "LOL, YOU WANTED THIS, NOW SHUT UP AND ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS."

You voted for the guy who lost, and you complain = "LOL, CRY SOME MORE LOSER, NOW SHUT UP AND RESPECT DEMOCRACY."

You voted third party or didn't vote, and you complain = "LOL, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR BEING A FENCE SITTER, NOW SHUT UP AND DON'T WASTE YOUR VOTE ANYMORE."

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Panuru
Panuru

in reply to sofacady

My brother in Christ, if Harris wins then we're in for three months of yelling about how the election was stolen, dozens of lawsuits, and maybe another violent riot to protest the result. Also possibly a press conference at a lawn care company again.

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