Ducked his own vigil – the disappointment of Harris voters

Ducking his own vigil: “Will not hear from the vice president tonight”

WASHINGTON, DC/STOCKHOLM. The disappointment is great at the vigil, which was supposed to be Kamala Harris’ big party tonight.

There will be no female president. This time either. Instead, Donald Trump seems to take home the victory.

– You would think that someone who is a convicted felon would be repulsive to America, says Harris supporter Ada Sokoya, 33

Just before 06 Swedish time, the sound was turned off on the televisions at Kamala Harris’ election party and replaced with music. That, after a guest on CNN’s election watch said it felt “more like 2016 than 2020,” reported New York Times Reporter.

Those who were vaguely positive early on election night became even more discouraged when Kamala Harris chose not to speak during her own election vigil.

An hour after the television muted, in the middle of the night local time, one of Harris’ campaign managers, Cedric Richmond, stepped onto the stage at Howard University and made the announcement.

– Thank you to all the election workers, thank you for believing in the promise of the United States. We still have votes to count, we still have states where the results are still undecided. We will continue to fight through the night for every vote to count, for every voice to be heard. Therefore, you will not hear from the Vice President tonight, but you will hear from her tomorrow. “She will be back tomorrow to address not only her supporters but the nation,” Richmond told those who had yet to leave the vigil.

The mood had kicked off outside Howard University in the US capital, with music, dancing and street parties. But after four hours, people started pouring out of the premises. Many hung their heads.

Andrea Earhart, 33, says she is worried and that there is great uncertainty in the country. She does not believe that Kamala Harris has any chance of winning anymore, and that the division in the country will deepen when Trump wins.

– I’m actually a little scared. Mostly for what will happen and how people will react to it, she says.

– Many in the family voted for the Republicans, while most of my friends are Democrats. I notice that people talk less and less. They don’t even want to discuss with each other anymore.

“Going up and down”

Others who came out of the room clung to hope. “It’s not over yet! I want everyone to know,” said one woman.

Laila Stokes, 20, is one of those who still hopes Harris wins.

– My mood goes up and down all the time when I look at the numbers. But I have hope.

If Trump won, she would feel devastated, she says.

That he leads in the wave master states feels tough.

– Everything he wants to push through is for his own gain, not for the people. I think he would demolish our democracy.

“Unfortunately not surprised”

Ada Sokoya, 33, describes the mood as subdued.

– It was a moment where we realized that this was reality, after having been in a feeling that we thought we could really make it, he says.

– Unfortunately, I’m not surprised. You would think that someone who is a convicted felon, a rapist, someone who has said he will leave allies to their own devices, would be repulsive to America.

Do you still have hope for Kamala Harris?

– Yes, I still have hope. Of course, of course. I mean, it ain’t over till “the fat lady sings,” as they say, right? But I guess it’s starting to look like hope is getting fainter, fading more and more with each passing hour. We are somewhere in between right now.

How will it feel tomorrow if you wake up and Trump has won?

– My very first vote in an election I cast for Barack Obama, then experienced that Donald Trump won. It was a culture shock and something of a “whiplash” in my own country. So if I wake up and Donald Trump wins, I’ll be in the same place – culture shock and whiplash in my own country. But right after that I decided to help get him out of office, and that’s what I’m going to do again.