Wednesday, November 27

Kamala Harris: the path from hope to electoral anguish

WASHINGTON.- Last July, Vice President Kamala Harris revitalized the Democratic Party, giving it hope of being competitive for the elections on November 5, but the results are showing a reality that returned Democrats to electoral anguish.

Former President Donald Trump remains ahead of the race with less than 30 Electoral College votes to be declared the winner, but the vice president’s campaign, after 12:30 a.m. Eastern time this Wednesday, still believed that he could advance towards victory.

“We still have votes to count, we still have states that have not yet been declared winners,” said Cedric Richmond, co-chair of Vice President Harris’ campaign.

The audience received it lukewarmly, but tried to encourage it with uncertain signs of additional counts, “he announced that Harris will not speak to his followers tonight at the party he will hold at Howard University.

“The vice president will not speak tonight,” said Richmond, who announced that the Democrat would do so this Wednesday in Howard.

As soon as Richmond finished his speech, the crowd – a high percentage of college students – left disappointed, a feeling they showed as the counting of votes progressed and the allocation of dozens of them to former President Trump, according to CNN projections.

Are you disappointed? a group of three young people who preferred not to say their names were asked. “Yes, a lot, one of her said,” but she said she would return this Wednesday to listen to the vice president.

Those attending what would be an electoral party walked several streets commenting on the uninspiring scenario for Vice President Harris to become the first female president in the United States.

This is how the space that brought together dozens of people waiting to hear Kamala Harris at Howard University remained.
Credit: Susan Walsh | AP

Previously, the Harris-Walz campaign shared information about significant voter turnout in districts in Philadelphia and others that could help the vice president, but that has not been reflected.

After 2:30 am, former President Trump, with 266 Electoral College votes, without any media – not even AP – declaring him the winner, declared himself the winner of the race, in a message that ended with a call for “unity.” in the country.

A disappointment foretold?

Chijioke Achebe, a 21-year-old college student who came to the rally to hear Harris’ message, said he didn’t expect her to speak, saying he felt the race was too close for there to be a winner before midnight.

The young man, who voted for the first time in the presidential election, paraphrased Richmond about the vote counting.

“Every vote must be counted, and that is going to happen,” he said. “The fight to make sure that happens and you just know she’s out tomorrow and that’s the idea. So it’s good. […] I didn’t think he’d come out here and say that, but you know he still seemed pretty optimistic. And so I think that’s all we can ask for.”

Chijioke Achebe, 21, voted for Kamala Harris.
Credit: Jesús García | Impremedia

What was the main reason this young man voted for Kamala Harris?

“I think his policies are much better, but the truth is, Donald Trump really is an embarrassment to this country. I think every time he opens his mouth, he disgraces himself. “He honors this country and I am truly ashamed,” he said. “The man is truly repulsive. […] I mean, this is a person who thinks the presidency is a privilege, right? That is where your privilege is, and when it is not given to you, you can try to take it away.”