Breaking news: Americans are tired of hearing "breaking news alerts." In particular, the phrase "key race alert" seems to be, erm, reverberating across the electorate Tuesday night. And Twitter has thoughts.
CNN has adopted the phrase "key race alert" to signal whenever Wolf Blitzer is about to announce some big polling news. Except at this stage in an increasingly tight race, analysts and anchors can't say all that much definitively. With new numbers are pouring in every minute, it's impossible to actually call things one way or the other. So every "key race alert" is more like a "hold on, we don't really know what's going on."
Also, Wolf is clearly appropriating DJ Khaled's signature line and we're not sure he even knows what he's doing. (Just kidding. Wolf Blitzer = Major Key.)
So if you've been sitting on the edge of your couch all night and wondering just how many more times you can stand hearing the phrase "key race alert" without losing your mind, just know you're not alone. Enjoy your fellow Americans' humorous tweets and memes.
Breaking news: I have a key race alert projection and that projection is... it's too early to call a projection pic.twitter.com/TfeQBqFNNO
— Herstory's Happening (@NobleKnope) November 9, 2016
When Wolf Blitzer says
— Akam (@akamlawson) November 9, 2016
"Key Race Alert! " #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/y8ASS8IC3Q
Drinking Game: Every time Wolf Blitzer says "Key Race Alert" take a shot and you'll probably be dead in 5 minutes
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 9, 2016
Major Key Race Alert #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/3qo53ILyUj
— Xherdan Daiquiri (@Jay_Sanin) November 9, 2016
Cnn: KEY RACE ALERT
— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) November 9, 2016
Me: Can we slow down—
Cnn: KEY RACE ALERT
Me: I don’t—
Cnn: KEY RACE—
Me: I want to die
Cnn: KEY RACE ALERT
** Key Emotional Race Alert **
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) November 9, 2016
Rational Analysis: 5%
Fear and Panic: 95% pic.twitter.com/N46qAbAheg
Drink every time CNN says #KeyRaceAlert pic.twitter.com/59e7JGzadZ
— Trevor Nelson (@_trevornelson) November 9, 2016
Key Race Alert sounds like a phrase Wolf Blitzer stole from DJ Khaled's Snapchat pic.twitter.com/ewWUl2r02u
— Krystie Lee Yandoli (@KrystieLYandoli) November 9, 2016
Drinking Game: Every time Wolf Blitzer says "Key Race Alert" take a shot and you'll probably be dead in 5 minutes
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 9, 2016
Quoth the raven, "key race alert"
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) November 9, 2016
key race alert pic.twitter.com/88DH4XDwAS
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) November 9, 2016
Say Key Race Alert one more time pic.twitter.com/acuhcZkE53
— Jen Ravese (@jenboben3788) November 9, 2016
Key race alert: pic.twitter.com/OHTU71CyFT
— JordanHeath-Rawlings (@TheGameSheet) November 9, 2016
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