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(It's) Joever (/ˈdʒoʊ.vər/ JOH-vər)[a] is a colloquialism and internet meme related to the Presidency of Joe Biden. It resurged in popularity after Joe Biden responded to pressure and decided to withdraw from the presidential election.[1]
History
Bipartisan pressure existed in the form of Democratic party leaders' concerns[2] such as about Biden's health[3] and Republican mockery after the June 2024 United States presidential debate.[4] Vice President Kamala Harris, the alternative candidate, polled more popularly than Biden and has received a great number of memes.[5] According to The Washington Post, which mentioned the gloating meme as early as June, "as some Democrats raised the possibility of replacing Biden on the ticket, Trump aides and allies gloated and said it was too late. "IT'S SO JOE-VER," one campaign email exulted".[4]
Mounting pressure on Joe Biden focused on his loss at the presidential debate and his days of isolation spent after his diagnosis of COVID-19.[1] After Biden swiftly dropped out and nominated Harris, the news caused much commotion on social media.[6] The surge of passionate memes bidding Biden farewell also attracted some satire[7] and humor.[8] Earlier speculation since the presidential debate about the timing of the change in the 2024 Democratic party ticket became validated and mainstreamed.[9] The fact that the medium is a meme quickly disseminated Biden's announcement because the main sources of information for some voters are accounts like Pop Crave instead of traditional media such as radio and newspapers.[10][11] Push notifications helped users reshare the meme instantly, before major news networks did so.[12]
A previous meme from 2023,[13] which included a photograph of Barack Obama alongside Biden overlayed with the text "IT'S JOEVER WE'RE BARACK", reappeared during the surge of memes.[7] It was correlated with other resurgent memes about Kamala Harris being nominated as Biden's replacement such as Kamencing[3] picturing her heading towards the White House,[1] as well as what can be, unburdened by what has been.[6] The reaction on Twitter was emotional.[6] Despite the memes, there is uncertainty among Democrats about the election.[5]
See also
- I Did That! – Phrase found on fuel pumps
- Let's Go Brandon – American political slogan coined in 2021
- Sleepy Joe (nickname) – Nickname for US president
Notes
- ^ Though sometimes written as Joe-ver, the original meme spells it without a hyphen.
References
- ^ a b c ""It's Joever": Meme Fest On Social Media As Biden Exits Presidential Race". NDTV.com. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Sada, Cristina (July 21, 2024). "Social Media Gets Fully Coconut-Pilled for Kamala Harris". Teen Vogue. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Addison, Brandi D. "'It's just Kamencing': The Kamala Harris memes are in now that Biden is out". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Knowles, Hannah; LeVine, Marianne; Arnsdorf, Isaac (June 28, 2024). "'JOE-VER': Trump team gloats over debate it views as knockout". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Koul, Scaachi (July 21, 2024). "Thank God. But Also, Oh My God?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c Squires, Bethy (July 21, 2024). "With All These Memes, Will It Ever Truly Be Joever?". Vulture. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "'It's Joever': Internet's 'memeful' goodbye as Biden drops out of race". The Times of India. July 22, 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Joe Biden's Withdrawal From US Presidential Race Sparks A Meme Bonanza". News18. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Sada, Cristina (July 23, 2024). "Social Media gets fully coconut-pilled for Kamala Harris". Glamour UK. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Squires, Bethy (July 21, 2024). "Which Pop-Culture Twitter Account Told You Biden Was Dropping Out?". Vulture. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Kircher, Madison Malone (July 22, 2024). "Memes, Texts and Other Jarring Ways Some Americans Heard the Biden News". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Memes, texts and other jarring ways some Americans heard the Biden news". The Seattle Times. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ @sirDangel (April 19, 2023). "The duality of a man. Inside you there are two presidents. It's so over or we're so back? #meme #joebiden #BarackObama #shitpost" (Tweet). Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Twitter.
