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| Mood darkens at site of Hillary Clinton's hoped-for victory party in New York | |
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| Women in suits, mothers and daughters, hucksters selling “Nasty Women” pins and tens of thousands of members of the public came to Manhattan’s largest glass ceiling on Tuesday night, to await the result of a presidential election that many hoped would sweep away the highest gender barrier in US politics. | Women in suits, mothers and daughters, hucksters selling “Nasty Women” pins and tens of thousands of members of the public came to Manhattan’s largest glass ceiling on Tuesday night, to await the result of a presidential election that many hoped would sweep away the highest gender barrier in US politics. |
| As the night went on and results did not go the Democrats’ way, the mood in and around the building grew darker. That barrier, it seemed, would stay standing. | |
| The Jacob K Javits Convention Center, the imposing glass structure named for a long-serving liberal Republican senator where Hillary Clinton was to spend election night, was selected as a fitting venue for a candidate who eight years ago, after her defeat by Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary, assured a crowd of tearful female supporters that they had helped place 18 million cracks in the “the highest, hardest glass ceiling”. | The Jacob K Javits Convention Center, the imposing glass structure named for a long-serving liberal Republican senator where Hillary Clinton was to spend election night, was selected as a fitting venue for a candidate who eight years ago, after her defeat by Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary, assured a crowd of tearful female supporters that they had helped place 18 million cracks in the “the highest, hardest glass ceiling”. |
| On election night, a halo of high-powered lights gave the building an ethereal glow as the tension built. The lights also illuminated thousands outside, unable to gain access, some of them clutching tickets. The New York police made 11th Avenue, on the far west side of Manhattan, an impromptu holding area. Burger vans did a thriving trade on a fresh fall evening by the Hudson river. | |
| Inside, Clinton was scheduled to speak on a stage constructed in the shape of the United States, with her podium positioned somewhere over Texas, a deep red state that would stay that way despite a nationwide increase in the Hispanic vote that had fuelled hopes of turning it purple, if not Democratic blue. American flags lined the stage. The pledge of allegiance was said, the national anthem played. | Inside, Clinton was scheduled to speak on a stage constructed in the shape of the United States, with her podium positioned somewhere over Texas, a deep red state that would stay that way despite a nationwide increase in the Hispanic vote that had fuelled hopes of turning it purple, if not Democratic blue. American flags lined the stage. The pledge of allegiance was said, the national anthem played. |
| Thunderous cheers rang around the cavernous space and off that glass ceiling, as newscasters announced that Clinton had won Illinois, the state where she was born. States came and went, largely as had been expected: Delaware, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for Clinton, South Carolina, Alabama and more for Trump. But things were predictably close in Florida, the swing state of swing states and the battleground of battlegrounds, and as Trump surged back into fierce contention tension rose at the Javits. | Thunderous cheers rang around the cavernous space and off that glass ceiling, as newscasters announced that Clinton had won Illinois, the state where she was born. States came and went, largely as had been expected: Delaware, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for Clinton, South Carolina, Alabama and more for Trump. But things were predictably close in Florida, the swing state of swing states and the battleground of battlegrounds, and as Trump surged back into fierce contention tension rose at the Javits. |
| Outside, New York mayor Bill de Blasio addressed the crowd, who waved American flags. A coalition of women who have lost family members to gun violence or police killing also addressed the crowd. | Outside, New York mayor Bill de Blasio addressed the crowd, who waved American flags. A coalition of women who have lost family members to gun violence or police killing also addressed the crowd. |
| “We are not going back, we are going forward,” said Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, a black man from Staten Island who died in a police chokehold. | “We are not going back, we are going forward,” said Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, a black man from Staten Island who died in a police chokehold. |
| When news came in that Clinton had won New York, an unsurprising result, the audience cheered and waved their flags. News that Trump was winning in Florida and that it was close in North Carolina, however, was met with an eerie silence. Both states were crucial to the Republican’s path to victory. | When news came in that Clinton had won New York, an unsurprising result, the audience cheered and waved their flags. News that Trump was winning in Florida and that it was close in North Carolina, however, was met with an eerie silence. Both states were crucial to the Republican’s path to victory. |
| Jennifer Sutton, 44, of the Jersey shore, spoke to reporters over a barricade that prevented mixing. She said she was enjoying the kindness and congeniality of the crowd, an antidote, she said, to the negativity of the last 18 months. | Jennifer Sutton, 44, of the Jersey shore, spoke to reporters over a barricade that prevented mixing. She said she was enjoying the kindness and congeniality of the crowd, an antidote, she said, to the negativity of the last 18 months. |
| “It’s a bit of a scary time right now,” she said. | “It’s a bit of a scary time right now,” she said. |
| Brian Hassett, 55, an American from New York who now lives in Toronto, said he had driven down to witness history. As the race tightened in recent weeks, Hassett said, several friends had called him to inquire about possibly moving north if Trump were elected. | |
| The thousands outside the Javits faced an unplanned al fresco evening which was quickly dubbed a “block party”. They were able to watch events inside on large screens, as well as studying their phones. | The thousands outside the Javits faced an unplanned al fresco evening which was quickly dubbed a “block party”. They were able to watch events inside on large screens, as well as studying their phones. |
| This team has so much to be proud of. Whatever happens tonight, thank you for everything. pic.twitter.com/x13iWOzILL | This team has so much to be proud of. Whatever happens tonight, thank you for everything. pic.twitter.com/x13iWOzILL |
| At 8.55pm, the Clinton campaign put out a tweet showing Clinton embracing a young girl. It did not carry a triumphalist message. “This team has so much to be proud of,” the tweet read. “Whatever happens tonight, thank you for everything.” | |
| Inside the Javits, eyes were are glued to TVs as the returns rolled in. The mood dropped markedly. News that Trump had picked up Ohio and Florida was met with grimaces and head shakes. But it was North Carolina that really sent shivers down the spines of her supporters and staff. There was hardly a whisper from the thousands on the conference floor. | Inside the Javits, eyes were are glued to TVs as the returns rolled in. The mood dropped markedly. News that Trump had picked up Ohio and Florida was met with grimaces and head shakes. But it was North Carolina that really sent shivers down the spines of her supporters and staff. There was hardly a whisper from the thousands on the conference floor. |
| Whenever a network panned to the Javits, the glum crowd roared to life, cheering and applauding, seeking to send out a signal that they still had hope the night would end well for Clinton. | Whenever a network panned to the Javits, the glum crowd roared to life, cheering and applauding, seeking to send out a signal that they still had hope the night would end well for Clinton. |
| The nominee was watching the results from the Peninsula hotel in Midtown, having voted earlier in the day with her husband, former president Bill Clinton, near their home in Chappaqua, New York. | The nominee was watching the results from the Peninsula hotel in Midtown, having voted earlier in the day with her husband, former president Bill Clinton, near their home in Chappaqua, New York. |
| At the hotel, an aide said, the Clintons worked on the candidate’s planned remarks and “noshed a little bit” on a buffet spread that included salmon, roasted carrots, vegan pizza and fries. Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky were in the Clinton suite with the grandchildren, Charlotte wearing what the aide described as “a very adorable Hillary-themed dress”, featuring Clinton’s H logo with the forward arrow. | At the hotel, an aide said, the Clintons worked on the candidate’s planned remarks and “noshed a little bit” on a buffet spread that included salmon, roasted carrots, vegan pizza and fries. Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky were in the Clinton suite with the grandchildren, Charlotte wearing what the aide described as “a very adorable Hillary-themed dress”, featuring Clinton’s H logo with the forward arrow. |
| Asked about the mood of the campaign, the aide said: “We felt confident this morning and into the afternoon. Nothing has changed that.” | Asked about the mood of the campaign, the aide said: “We felt confident this morning and into the afternoon. Nothing has changed that.” |
| The aide pointed to Nevada as a state the campaign felt good about, and said they had no reason “to feel different” about Virginia or Michigan. Virginia stayed blue. Nevada stayed blue. But Michigan stayed too close to call and other states were falling. | |
| Outside the Javits, at the so-called “block party” which hadn’t felt like much of a party, Carroll Shepard, a Florida voter, said she had come to New York with her three children to celebrate her retirement – and what she hoped would be the election of the first female president. | |
| “I never thought [Trump] would win,” Shepard said. One of her daughters wore a striped seat-sucker suit, in honor of Clinton’s favorite ensemble. | |
| “I’m just so disappointed and so sorry,” Shepard said, her voice shaking. | |
| Elsewhere, a couple embraced. The woman wiped a tear from her face. The man stroked her hair. |