Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As election results continue coming in, the mood at the Clinton election night event has become markedly somber.
At the outset of the night, thousands of supporters, donors and current and former staffers gathered inside and outside of the Javits Center in Manhattan, closely watching the returns come in. The crowd has become noticeably quieter as results have been projected, and some supporters have begun to leave. A handful of young staffers were spotted crying and others appeared shocked.
Hillary Clinton is watching the election results from a suite at the Peninsula hotel in Manhattan, where she arrived earlier this evening. She is joined by her husband, former President Bill Clinton; her daughter, Chelsea Clinton; her son-in-law, Marc Mezvinsky; and her grandchildren, Charlotte and Aidan. According to an aide, 2-year-old Charlotte is donning a dress with the H logo on it. A number of top aides — including Jennifer Palmieri, Huma Abedin, Nick Merrill and Philippe Reines — are with the Clintons.
While at the hotel, the Democratic presidential nominee is spending time going over her speech for the evening. There are two versions: one if she wins, another if she loses.
Later in the night, Clinton will head to her election night event. It is there, on a stage shaped like the United States, under the convention center’s actual glass ceiling, that she hopes to break what she called “the highest, hardest glass ceiling.”
The event has featured speeches from New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, the Mothers of the Movement, Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Katy Perry, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Gold Star father Khizr Khan.
Meanwhile, her rival, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, is watching the returns from Trump Tower, a block from the Peninsula hotel, before he heads to the nearby Hilton Midtown for his election night party.
Clinton’s running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, is watching the results come in at the Intercontinental hotel before he is expected to join Clinton at the Javits Center. He is joined by his wife, Anne Holton; his daughter; his parents; and a brother. According to an aide, he also spent time with Richmond neighbors and friends from law school this evening.
The Democrats’ election night party concludes a long day for both nominees. Clinton cast her vote at around 8:00 a.m. in her home of Chappaqua, New York, and Kaine arrived at his polling place in Richmond, Virginia, shortly before 6:00 a.m.
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