Vice President Kamala Harris will not be speaking at her own watch party tonight as her path to victory continues to narrow.
Harris’s office called a lid close to 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, indicating that there will be no more news or movement for the day. Harris never stopped by Howard University, where her watch party is being held, while most election prognosticators project former President Donald Trump as a heavy favorite to win the White House.
“You won’t hear from the vice president tonight, but you will hear from her tomorrow,” Harris Campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond told an increasingly dwindling crowd at Howard just before 1 a.m. He added that votes are still being counted.
The campaign sent out an internal email, widely circulated on Twitter, ahead of midnight telling its staff to head home and get some sleep. Around midnight, outlets started reporting that the crowd was beginning to thin at the Harris watch party.
“Those of you who were around in 2020 know this well: It takes time for all the votes to be counted – and all the votes will be counted. That’s how our system works. What we do know is this race is not going to come into focus until the early morning hours,” campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon wrote. “This is what we’ve been built for, so let’s finish up what we have in front of us tonight, get some sleep, and get ready to close out strong tomorrow.”
The email outlined a potential path to victory for the vice president, pointing to the “Blue Wall” states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Trump currently leads all three.
Trump is expected to stop by his watch party at the Palm Beach conference center, according to reports.
The New York Times currently projects Trump with a greater than 95% chance to win the election.
