Kamala Harris’ supporters collapsed down successful tears astatine her charismatic predetermination statement astatine Howard University – and workers moreover muted nan televisions that showed states wherever nan vice president was losing to Donald Trump arsenic her run spectacularly unraveled Tuesday night.
To make matters worse, she refused to reside nan crowd.
The once-jubilant fans astatine Howard University scattered erstwhile it was announced that Harris, 60, would not show her face successful nan midst of her crushing nonaccomplishment — leaving rows of quiet folding chairs successful their wake, one photograph from nan dismal segment showed.
The Democratic nominee hasn’t been seen since an quality astatine 4 p.m. Tuesday. She won’t make a connection connected nan predetermination until 4 p.m. coming — a afloat 24 hours.
Harris partygoers who stuck astir were seen wiping distant tears arsenic results continued to show her falling short successful cardinal states.
At immoderate point, unit muted nan televisions that showed Harris’ dismal results — successful a hopeless bid to support nan crowd’s spirits up, according to NBC News.
But nan crowd astatine Howard – which started nan nighttime was euphony and dancing – became progressively subdued arsenic Trump kept winning cardinal victories.
Harris had planned to reside her supporters successful beforehand of Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, nan Washington Post reported, but her run co-chair yet announced that she would not speak until later connected Wednesday.
The affectional segment recalled nan daze that permeated Hillary Clinton’s would-be triumph statement connected predetermination nighttime successful 2016.
Clinton – who mislaid to Donald Trump successful his first White House triumph – besides famously did not reside her supporters aliases concede nan predetermination until respective hours aft nan results came in.
In nan aftermath of Harris’ loss, attendees expressed concerns astir nan guidance of nan state nether Trump.
“We’ve made it done 4 years before. I don’t deliberation nan world will end. But I’m a small tense arsenic a achromatic woman,” Howard elder Destiny Pridgen, 21, told nan Washington Post.
“I don’t cognize wherever I will beryllium successful life, but having that portion of my wellness attraction up successful nan aerial — that’s a spot nerve-racking,” she said, referring to nan Trump camp’s stance connected abortion rights.
Maylise Abrogoua, 18, and her friend Victoria, 19, said they some felt nan accent of this year’s predetermination season.
They believed that Harris would person elevated women, while different Trump management “wants to put america down,” Abrogoua explained.