Harris will not speak from Howard University on election night as planned

Vice President Kamala Harris volition not talk to supporters contiguous from her alma mater successful Washington, D.C., arsenic antecedently planned.

Harris run co-chair Cedric Richmond concisely addressed those gathered astatine Howard University successful the aboriginal greeting hours Wednesday, informing them Harris would code voters astatine the assemblage connected Wednesday. It was not made wide erstwhile precisely that would occur.

Despite the bleak outlook for Democrats astatine that infinitesimal of the night, Richmond told those gathered astatine Howard determination were "still votes to beryllium counted."

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"We inactive person states that person not been called yet," Richmond added. "We volition proceed overnight to combat to marque definite that each ballot is counted, that each dependable has spoken."

Former Rep. Cedric Richmond pauses during an predetermination nighttime lawsuit for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic statesmanlike candidate, astatine Howard University successful Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Before Richmond spoke and informed the assemblage Harris would not beryllium speaking arsenic primitively planned, videos began circulating online showing those gathered astatine Howard vacating the premises arsenic the race's momentum appeared to plaything successful favour of Republicans. 

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Richmond's denotation that Harris would beryllium calling it a nighttime aboriginal came astir an hr earlier the contention was called for President-elect Donald Trump. Republicans besides took backmost power of the Senate aboriginal successful the nighttime Tuesday, and it inactive remains imaginable the GOP wins a supermajority with capable victories successful the House of Representatives.

Supporters cheer earlier Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic statesmanlike nominee, arrives for an predetermination nighttime run ticker enactment Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, connected the field of Howard University successful Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

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Trump is inactive expected to speak to voters contiguous from the Palm Beach County Convention Center arsenic planned.