The Brief: Sesame Street's Count von Count became a meme on Nov. 4 after President Trump declared issues with counting the remaining 2020 Presidential Election mail-in ballots.
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Count von Count of Sesame Street has emerged as a meme while Americans await the final count of the 2020 Presidential Election. The race is a close one — contingent on the final results from just a few states. In Michigan and Pennsylvania, President Trump and his supporters called for ballots to no longer be counted, even if they were mailed-in beforehand. Political analysts believe this is because many of the mail-in ballots are said to be from members of the Democratic Party, which could lead to a win for Biden.
why do numbers change when we add them together https://t.co/txp4RYAsvi
— row 〚the boat〛, hon (@marathiMaharaja) November 4, 2020
On the other hand, in Phoneix, Arizona, Trump and supporters demanding the ballots be tabulated.
Trump supporters: "Stop the vote!"
Also Trump supporters: "Count that vote!"#election2020 pic.twitter.com/ctyIop97gf
— The Recount (@therecount) November 5, 2020
Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits Wednesday in battleground states Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, reports the Associated Press.
STOP THE COUNT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2020
Trump and his supporters’ issues around the final election counts led to hilarious memes that incorporated Sesame Street’s Count von Count.
— CiCi Adams🌸 (@CiCiAdams_) November 5, 2020
— !2020 vibes (@AgentZeroNine) November 5, 2020
The Grouch is getting closer to demanding we “lock him up!” pic.twitter.com/saBvnZxyIb
— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried) November 5, 2020
We need him on a flight from Sesame Street to Nevada ASAP… pic.twitter.com/yENovVRuAL
— Chico Bean (@chicoBean) November 5, 2020
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YOU CANT STOP THE COUNT! pic.twitter.com/ZiMQZBCx8u
— 🍁 Muppet History 🦃 (@HistoryMuppet) November 5, 2020
— Enravel (@Enraveler) November 5, 2020
Things overheard on Sesame Street. https://t.co/7NkbC07ZPZ
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) November 5, 2020
Dread it. Run from it. The count still arrives all the same. https://t.co/6g4JQAyuwH pic.twitter.com/wlJeG3GCYS
— Morgan McIntyre (@MorganMMcIntyre) November 5, 2020
You can’t stop the count. pic.twitter.com/lhdeNGmHMh
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 5, 2020
You can’t stop the count once he’s already started. Has to go to the end. Them’s the rules. pic.twitter.com/KOYfx7aMBb
— 🎱 Kent B. 🎱 🌊🌊 #BidenHarrisLandslide2020🌊🌊 (@acupoker) November 5, 2020