As polls begin to close on the East Coast and voters make their final pilgrimages to the booths around the country, there's only one thing left to do: watch election coverage on TV. CNN is just one of the many news stations covering early election results, and this year, CNN has a new feature: the Key Race Alert. This feature — including a graphic and theme music — is supposed to alert viewers when new numbers come in for a particularly important race, but so early in the night, it's pretty much just projections. In other words: not something many viewers deem "Alert" worthy. As such, viewers have taken to Twitter to mock CNN for all it's worth, and have come up with some pretty great Key Race Alert memes and jokes on Twitter.
Can you blame them? Key Race Alerts are popping up on CNN almost faster than host Wolf Blitzer can say them. So it's no surprise that, in these high-stress hours before the election results come in, Key Race Alerts are becoming a safe haven for humor and joy online. We all need something to get us through the night, and right now, that thing is Key Race Alerts jokes and memes, like the hilarious ones below.
1. Major Key: Key Race Alert
DJ Khaled uses the word "Alert" on social media more than almost any other word in the English language. So, you can bet he used it when he announced his album Major Key. Major Key Alert: CNN was only a word placement away from being a true fan.
2. DJ Khaled Key Race Alert
Khaled could call for royalties, who knows?
3. Snapchat Key Race Alert
Just think of all the promotional material CNN could have gotten out of this.
4. Superhero Key Race Alert
My money's on Supergirl for this one, guys.
5. Catch Key Race Alert
Fetch has never been so suspenseful.
6. Wine Key Race Alert
You've gotta catch up.
7. So Lonely Key Race Alert
SO. VERY. LONELY.
8. 10 Percent Beer Key Race Alert
Someone, get this man more beer.
9. Wolf Blitzer Key Race Alert
If anybody deserves a Key Race Alert, it's Blitzer.
10. Perd Hapley Key Race Alert
Ya Heard?
11. Anderson Cooper Key Race Alert
Has anyone heard from Anderson Cooper though?
12. Raven Key Race Alert
CNN has never sounded so...raveny.
13. Emoji Key Race Alert
Another hip missed opportunity, CNN.
14. Drinking Game Key Race Alert
For your safety, maybe just take a sip every time CNN has a Key Race Alert.
15. NSYNC Key Race Alert
Some debates will never be settled.
16. Oprah Key Race Alert
Oprah is as upset by the Alerts as us mere mortals.
17. Key Race Alert: Key Race Alert
Why, yes, Key Race Alert already has its very own Twitter account.
Final Key Race Alert: we've still got a long way to go. Good luck, all.
