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Just after midnight, a few hundred feet from where Kamala Harris was expected to stand on stage for her election night party at Howard University in Washington, DC, a handful of students sat in a huddle.<\/span><\/p>\n

They began their night ecstatic, they said, ready to celebrate the ascent of a Howard alum to the highest office in the US. The Democratic presidential nominee had chosen to return to her alma mater for the special night, but later, she cancelled her planned appearance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt so excited, like this is history in the making,\u201d said Cori Ross, 20. \u201cNo other campus has the future president, or at least the current vice-president on their grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n

But with the first two calls from the country\u2019s seven swing states – Georgia and North Carolina, both projected for Donald Trump – the collective change in mood was obvious.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re freaking out,\u201d said Ross\u2019s fellow student Dru Strand. \u201cIt\u2019s just such a close race, so the minute that someone loses one state or gains in one state\u2026 it\u2019s just super stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crowd packed inside Howard\u2019s Yard, the grassy quad at the centre of the university, started to thin out, seemingly hundreds of people streaming off campus in the cool night air.<\/p>\n

Those who stayed seemed to hold on to the enthusiasm of hours before, dancing and singing along to the music by Usher, Kendrick Lamar and Beyonc\u00e9, blasting from the speakers dotting the yard.<\/p>\n

Only hours earlier on Tuesday, the mood across Howard\u2019s campus had been exuberant, reminiscent of the joy and enthusiasm that characterised the early days of Harris\u2019s presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

Thousands stood outside under the night sky, ready to celebrate the country\u2019s first woman president.<\/p>\n

Many in the crowd were decked out in Howard merchandise, or the regalia of Harris\u2019s sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), the country\u2019s first black sorority, the sorority\u2019s trademark bright pink colour standing out in the sea of people.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means a lot that she decided to come home,\u201d said Patrice Williams, a member of AKA who attended another one of the country\u2019s HBCUs.<\/p>\n

After months of polling showing the candidates in a virtual tie, early voting data gave the Harris team some reason for optimism: women – who polls show are backing Harris by a sizable margin – were turning out in record numbers.<\/p>\n

And when early returns showed Harris boasted modest leads in crucial states Pennsylvania and Michigan, the gathered crowd had erupted in excitement that the night may be tipping in her favour.<\/p>\n

But that excitement soon gave way to anxiety, as Harris\u2019s path to the White House looked increasingly improbable, blocked by Trump\u2019s accumulating state victories.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s extremely nerve-wracking,\u201d Ross said. \u201cI feel that people don\u2019t comprehend what truly is on the line. So much could switch by the end of the week, we could be living in a completely different nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

By BBC News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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