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Did Kamala Harris lose the election? What you should know after Trump's victory

Did Kamala Harris lose the election? What you should know after Trump's victory

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Vice President Kamala Harris canceled a planned speech at an election night party but had not conceded defeat early Wednesday after former President Donald Trump was elected to another term.

Trump defeated Harris by receiving at least 270 of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency. His tally could rise as more votes are counted.

On Tuesday evening, Harris was scheduled to speak at her election night party at Howard University in Washington, D.C., a historically black college where she studied.

“We still have to count votes. We still have states that have not yet been called. “We will continue to fight overnight to ensure that every vote is counted, that every voice has spoken,” Harris campaign co-chair Cedric told Richmond on Tuesday evening. “So you won’t hear from the vice president tonight, but you will hear from her tomorrow.”

Howard alumni, Democratic activists, Biden administration officials and Harris supporters crowded into the schoolyard, where inspirational figures such as the late South African President Nelson Mandela, former U.S. President Barack Obama and talk show host Oprah Winfrey attended the event have given speeches for years. I hope to see Harris speak on Tuesday evening.

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