It’s #TheDress all over again – campaign edition.
While the Democratic presidential candidates debated Wednesday night over immigration and other weighty issues, the Internet was abuzz over Bernie Sanders’ suit. Namely, was it brown, or blue, or black, or even “eggplant” colored?
Trying to figure out the color of Sanders suit....brown or blue.. https://t.co/5fbIMnZzhT
— Vicki Smith (@V2theS) March 10, 2016
Science: Photoshop says Sanders's suit is brown pic.twitter.com/sPCLKnH48y
— Peter Stevenson (@PeterWStevenson) March 10, 2016
Resolved: In the #DemDebate hall, Bernie Sanders' suit looks brown.
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) March 10, 2016
Blue or gold? #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/XOcuZJ8rQT
— Mashable (@mashable) March 10, 2016
The debate was a throwback to the social media war over #TheDress, which some saw as blue and black and others saw as white and gold.
Sanders’ rapid response director tried to settle the debate Wednesday, but ended up muddying it.
He initially tweeted:
But then he corrected himself:
He then entered a self-deprecating shame spiral:
washington (ap) - sanders spokesperson resigns in embarrassment after senior source incorrectly reported suit color. https://t.co/58DDXy4Nno
— mike casca (@cascamike) March 10, 2016