Anticipation turns to dread at Kamala Harris election party

Hope is a dangerous thing.

The campus of Howard University is pictured after the conclusion of an election night campaign watch party for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

In an election that was billed as unity versus division, corporate buildings in DC extend a sign of strength: red, white, blue all over. 

It illuminates the road to Howard University where the hopes of revellers at the Harris-Walz election party gradually dimmed.