Practically everyone expected a so-called "Red Wave" in Tuesday's elections, largely due to polling averages being skewed by poor-quality, biased Republican-led polls.
But perhaps nobody seemed more certain of a "Red Wave" than controversial podcaster Joe Rogan.
On an October episode of his show "The Joe Rogan Experience"—on which Rogan has frequently elevated far-right extremists and the conspiracy theory du jour—Rogan mocked liberals while crowing about how decisive Republicans' successes would be in Tuesday's midterms.
And well... it hasn't aged well at all, since pretty much the polar opposite of that is what actually happened.
See Rogan's world-class bad take below.
\u201cAmazing Joe Rogan take\n\n\u201d— Molly Jong-Fast (@Molly Jong-Fast) 1668001772
In the episode, which dropped last week, Rogan said:
"The Red Wave that's coming is going to be like the elevator doors opening up in 'The Shining.' That's what I think."
You think so, huh Joe?
Okay then, what else?
"I think people are just like, 'What the fu*k are you saying?' [Liberals are] making Republicans."
Comedian Bridget Phetasy, who appeared on the episode with Rogan, agreed heartily using anecdotal evidence from her family as confirmation Rogan's predictions would bear out on November 8.
"I had a family member who's a Boomer and a diehard liberal and they told me when I was home this summer that they would vote for DeSantis and I'm like 'How did you lose this person?'... You've lost even the Boomers!"
Ah yes, the Baby Boomers, the demographic that has famously only grown more liberal in their old age.
It's not like they form the backbone of not only the Republican Party but also Trump's MAGA cult and the QAnon conspiracy theory or anything. Can't believe one of them would vote for DeSantis.
At another point in the episode, Rogan blames this supposed mass shift from Democrats to Republicans that didn't happen on liberals' embrace of so-called "woke ideology."
Because of course he did.
But in the end, not only did the Republicans not win a wave of any kind but the likelihood of them even taking over the House of Representatives, though still the odd-on outcome, has grown slimmer by the day.
And when state-level races like governorships are factored in? Tuesday's election is shaping up to be the worst showing for an opposition party since 1934.
Turns out Republicans' anti-abortion extremism, open attempts to dismantle democracy, obsession with Donald Trump and victimization of literal children who are transgender for political gain matter more to the electorate than "woke" ideologies.
Sorry to disappoint, Mr. Rogan.
On Twitter, there has been no shortage of mockery of Rogan's face-plant.
\u201cNo, the red wave wasn't like the elevator doors opening in The Shining. It was like the progress on Jack Torrance's novel in The Shining.\u201d— Frank Conniff (@Frank Conniff) 1668011895
\u201cNo red wave - in other words, Joe Rogan is an idiot with a right wing podcast.\u201d— Stolen Tweets (@Stolen Tweets) 1668049498
\u201cTurns out Joe Rogan was fos when he predicted a red wave.\u201d— Declare War on Poverty to defeat fascism (@Declare War on Poverty to defeat fascism) 1668028458
\u201cRemember when people championed this fascist loving clown? \n\nJoe Rogan Slammed for Red Wave Prediction as Midterm Results Become Clear https://t.co/j7YzCLv0mr\u201d— Andy Kindler (@Andy Kindler) 1668121952
\u201cHas anyone checked in on @joerogan who claimed the red wave was gonna be like the elevator doors opening in the shining?\u201d— \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Jos\u00e9-Luis Pino \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Jos\u00e9-Luis Pino \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6) 1668038692
\u201c.@joerogan how's that red wave going?\u201d— Al Cook (@Al Cook) 1667982501
\u201cRemember when Joe Rogan said it was gonna be a \u201cred wave\u201d like when the elevator doors open on The Shining!?\n\nThat\u2019s because @joerogan gets high on the smell of his own farts and he\u2019s just as good at political punditry as he is virology\u201d— The Fascists Are Having A Big Mood\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@The Fascists Are Having A Big Mood\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1668074841
\u201cRemember when Joe Rogan predicted a massive red wave like the scene in The Shining? Remember when he was absolutely positive kids were pooping in litter boxes? Why does anyone listen to the least funny guy on "News Radio"?\u201d— King (@King) 1668035771
\u201cProbably a lesson to not get political advice/analysis from Joe Rogan who is a self proclaimed "idiot"\u201d— Ty J\u00e4ger (@Ty J\u00e4ger) 1668007245
\u201cThese YouTubers live in a weird bubble of rich people and edgelords. All they talk about is cancel culture and they think that's all everyone else is talking about, too.\u201d— Richard Hall (@Richard Hall) 1668011058
\u201ctruly incredible showing by all of our nation's Professionally Wrong People this week, not a single disappointment\u201d— Bill_TPA@mastodon.social (@Bill_TPA@mastodon.social) 1668012176
Better luck next time, Joe.
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