Blue MAGA

About

Blue MAGA, also known as BlueMAGA or #BlueMAGA, is a slang term describing liberal Democrat voters who support U.S. President Joe Biden to an outrageous and seemingly blind degree, ultimately drawing a comparison to MAGA (aka "Make America Geat Again") supporters whose adoration and defense of former U.S. President Donald Trump mirrors them. The catchphrase was coined in 2017 following the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. Despite its late 2010s origin, the term wasn't used en masse until mid-2024 following the initial CNN Presidential Debate during which Trump and Biden first met in preparation for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. The idea of the Blue MAGA electorate became akin to Biden supporters and Democrat leaders who ignored President Biden's old age and seemingly flawed mental capacities. Blue MAGA was notably discussed by comedian Jon Stewart during a 2024 The Daily Show segment.

Origin

The first known utterance of Blue MAGA was a tweet shared by Twitter / X^[1] user @WeHearPodcast on October 28th, 2017, who wrote, "Vote like your life depends on it because it does. #BlueWave #BlueMAGA." The tweet received two likes in seven years, however, it is currently the first known utterance of the phrase (shown below).

Soon after, X^[2] user @WeHearPodcast used the hashtag "#BlueMAGA" in more tweets, continuing the pattern.

Spread

More viral usage of "Blue MAGA" surfaced in 2019, evident in a post shared by X^[3] user @scottsantens on April 25th, 2019, in which he wrote, "Democrats who think Biden can win are basically Team Blue MAGA where their definition of when America was once 'great' was in 2015 right before Trump won…" Over five years, the post received over 370 likes (shown below, left).

On January 14th, 2021, X^[4] user @lukeoneil47 tweeted, "Joe Biden isn't even president yet and his goofy fans are already trying to convince us 1400 is the same as 2000. Real blue maga shit," gaining over 17,000 likes in three years (shown below, right).

Blue MAGA memes and discourse surfaced across social media in the early 2020s. For instance, on August 2nd, 2022, Redditor^[5] CathodeRayNoob shared a Blue MAGA meme to /r/PresidentialRaceMemes that used the NPC Wojak format, gaining over 220 upvotes in two years (shown below).

In mid-2024, memes and discourse about Blue MAGA resurfaced en masse following the first CNN Presidential Debate, based on concerns about Biden's age and mental capabilities heading into the election cycle. For instance, on July 5th, 2024, X^[6] user @SaibBilaval tweeted a screenshot of an article headline reading, "MSNBC host Joy Reid says she'd vote for President Biden if he was 'in a coma'" published by The Hill.^[7] The X user wrote, "Blue MAGA is real," receiving over 2,400 likes in five days (shown below).

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart "Blue MAGA" Segment

On July 9th, 2024, X^[8] user @KaladinFree tweeted a recent 15-minute-long segment from The Daily Show With Jon Stewart in which Stewart discussed Blue MAGA (shown below), captioning it, "Jon Stewart expertly destroyed the Blue MAGA wing of the Dem party." In a day, the tweet received roughly 12,000 likes.

Jon Stewart expertly destroyed the Blue MAGA wing of the Dem party. Of course the response to the clip that’s been circulating is a dishonest “but millions voted in the primary”.Here’s the full segment in which Jon Stewart addresses that ridiculous point. pic.twitter.com/JvlVIxhpuH

— Free (@KaladinFree) July 9, 2024

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