IRONY alert! Stephen Colbert's 'popular vote' dig backfires hilariously on #Emmys Resistance

At the Emmys last night, Stephen Colbert tried to take a dig at Trump this way:

"Unlike the presidency, #Emmys go to the winner of the popular vote." pic.twitter.com/HuGWxQfXFL

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) September 18, 2017

Oh really?

https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/909776209063677954

wrong.

— ? Bean ? (@BeanfromPa) September 18, 2017

Thats LITERALLY not how that works

— t.Michahontas Billflower (@MoMoneyBillson) September 18, 2017

Actually it doesn't. https://t.co/JpqUoxj9qF

— God and Freedom (@GodandFreedom17) September 18, 2017

Mmm hmm, and why is that?

No it doesn't. It's voted on by academy members, not the viewing public. https://t.co/mNBtw3DVM4

— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) September 18, 2017

https://twitter.com/TheMig29/status/909775873041141761

So in other words…

It’s an electoral college!

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 18, 2017

OUCH! That’s gotta sting the Hollywood Left!

You could even call it an Emmy "Electoral College." https://t.co/MXQ6Bq3kUM

— RBe (@RBPundit) September 18, 2017

It's an electoral college basically.

— Theobald De Blois (@mostly_lurking) September 18, 2017

Well THAT joke certainly backfired.