6:51 Clinton stays in hotel
The reporter assigned to cover Clinton for all the networks has tweeted that she is staying behind in her hotel, as her campaign manager heads to the Javits Center where her supporters have gathered.
Wow. Pooler @danmericaCNN reports that Clinton campaign chair John Podesta just left HRC hotel to come to Javits solo. She is not coming.— Monica Alba (@albamonica) November 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton remains at her hotel in New York, no change since her pool was last updated at 8:30p ET – 4 hours ago.— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) November 9, 2016
5:49 Depression strikes Clinton HQ
It seems like only yesterday that Clinton supporters were talking about a “landslide victory”, but tonight’s close result has proven them wrong. The BBC’s Chris Gibson has been speaking to Clinton supporters at her rally in New York, including one supporter who thought tonight’s news might make her “throw up”.
Little girl sobbing comforted by mother. Scene from @HillaryClinton event. 2 hours ago she said she cd b POTUS too pic.twitter.com/emHazkv1a0— Heidi Przybyla (@HeidiPrzybyla) November 9, 2016
5:44 Obama – “The sun will rise in the morning”
In a prepared video statement, President Obama praises democracy no matter which candidate wins tonight. He took to Twitter to advise voters to “see each other not simply as Democrats or Republicans but as fellow Americans”.
President Obama has a special #ElectionNight message for you: “No matter what happens, the sun will rise in the morning” pic.twitter.com/OPH39vqvHE— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 9, 2016
5:37 Cheers at Trump party in Pennsylvania
The BBC’s Jessica Lussenhop is attending an election night party hosted by Trump supporters in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. She reports that the DJ there has been playing “Happy” by Pharrell, a musician that has campaigned alongside Hillary Clinton in recent days.
5:32: Japan ‘considers currency intervention’
Japan’s top currency diplomat, Masatsugu Asakawa, is consulting finance minister Taro Aso on how to respond to the roiling markets, reports Reuters. The Nikkei index is now down by more than 6%.
5:32: Inside Trump HQ
Donald Trump has departed Trump tower en route to the Hilton hotel where he is holding his so-called victory rally tonight.
Jeff DeWit, the Arizona state treasurer, has attending the watch party and has tweeted some behind-the-scenes images.
An honor to have a front row seat in working hard to elect the next President and Vice President of the USA, @realDonaldTrump & @mike_pence pic.twitter.com/J5PmA4yyVR— Jeff DeWit (@JeffDeWitAZ) November 9, 2016
5:28 Nevada goes to Clinton
ABC News projects Clinton to win Nevada.
Historically Republican, recent demographic changes have seen Nevada shift into battleground status – largely due to the influx of Latino residents. It has voted for the overall winner of the last nine elections.
5:16 Australia’s far-right party congratulates Trump
The leader of Australia’s far-right nationalist One Nation Party, Pauline Hanson, has congratulated Trump calling him “Mr President”.
@realDonaldTrump Mr President my door will always be open. Congrats on behalf of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party of OZ. #MAGA #auspol— Pauline Hanson (@PaulineHansonOz) November 9, 2016
5:11: Great night for America’ – Trump adviser
“It’s a wonderful night. It’s a great night for America – it’s a great night for people around the world,” Curtis Ellis, a senior policy adviser to the Trump campaign, tells the BBC World Service.
5:06: Claims of rigging seem a distant memory
Donald Trump spent much of the end of his campaign claiming the election would be rigged – but at the moment, the New York Times is predicting he has a better chance of winning than his rival. It also suggests the Republican could win enough electoral college votes to become president but lose the popular vote.
It would be a supreme irony if the candidate warning the election would be rigged wins the electoral college while losing the popular vote.— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 9, 2016
5:04 Trending emojis tell the story of upset Clinton supporters
Emojipedia, the “emoji search engine”, is tracking all the emojis that have been trending tonight. The pistol emoji has just started trending in the past 30 minutes.
The Canadian flag has been trending as well as a variety of facial expressions, which have been growing increasingly dire in recent minutes.
???? ???? Loudly Crying Face is now trending on Emojipedia https://t.co/MixgVVXTmc— Emojipedia ???? (@Emojipedia) November 9, 2016
???? ???? Loudly Crying Face is now trending on Emojipedia https://t.co/MixgVVXTmc— Emojipedia ???? (@Emojipedia) November 9, 2016
5:02 Could third-party voters have swung Florida for Clinton?
According to the latest reports, Trump won the state of Florida by about 130,000 votes. At the same time, votes for third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein topped 260,000.
It’s impossible to say how those voters might have cast their ballot were Johnson and Stein not in the race, but some “protest voters” might be questioning their choices now – just as thousands of Brexit voters did.
Had my first Jill Stein supporter tell me he regrets his vote. Anyone else?— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) November 9, 2016
4:56 Clinton ‘the devil you know’, Trump ‘the great unknown’
The BBC’s Asia Business Correspondent Karishma Vaswani says:
“A Clinton victory is seen as broadly positive for Asia because, as one trader told me, it’s very much the case of ‘the devil that you know’. As secretary of state she has travelled out here before. Meanwhile Trump is the great unknown, prompting great uncertainty with moves such as calling for a tariff on Chinese imports. That has concerned Asian investors.”
4:53 America reacts to Florida Trump projection
Florida being called for Trump just took the air out of this bar in downtown Tampa. Some ironic clapping and a lot of silence. pic.twitter.com/RYfpGEaIpY— Franz Strasser (@franzstrasser) November 9, 2016
4:51 Georgia goes to Trump – ABC projects
Georgia has voted Republican since 1996, but the party has seen its margin of victory eroded in recent elections so Trump will be happy with this win.
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