- Title: Clinton supporters in shock, Trump supporters says "country is fed up"
- Date: 9th November 2016
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 8, 2016) (REUTERS) WIDE OF INSIDE BAR WITH PEOPLE WATCHING GIANT SCREENS CLOSE OF YOUNG MAN BITING NAILS NERVOUSLY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN WITH HER HAND OVER HER MOUTH IN DISBELIEF YOUNG WOMAN COMFORTING ANOTHER YOUNG WOMAN WHO IS CRYING (SOUNDBITE) (English) DANI CROWLEY, CLINTON SUPPORTER, SAYING: "I'm absolutely flabbergasted. So we both lived through Brexit in England, and this is, this is almost worse. Completely unexpected and I think a lot of people were confident in the outcome leading up to the actual election tonight, and we can't believe how it's gone." WIDE OF INSIDE BAR WITH PEOPLE WATCHING ELECTION RESULTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) COLE FAIRBANKS, INDEPENDENT, SAYING: "I know for one I'm shocked. My friends are shocked. I think all my peers are shocked from around the world and here at home." GIRL WITH VERY SAD EXPRESSION YOUNG MAN LETS OUT A BIG SIGH (SOUNDBITE) (English) CARLTON PHELPS, CLINTON SUPPORTER, SAYING: "I think that Donald Trump represents that people underestimate the fact that people are frustrated with income equality in this country. I think for the last 20 years we've had income inequality." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN BAR WATCHING ELECTION RESULTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) XENIA KERSTANSKI, CLINTON SUPPORTER SAYING: "I was not expecting this. Today I have a mother who voted for the first time as U.S. citizen and we both voted for Hillary Clinton. And to see this right now is a little bit disappointing." CLOSE TO WIDE OF HIGHLANDER WEARING A 'LET'S MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN' HAT (SOUNDBITE) (English) SARAH HIGHLANDER, TRUMP SUPPORTER, SAYING: "This is a really big deal. These are two vastly, vastly different, vastly different views for the future of our country." WIDE OF HIGHLANDER WITH FRIEND WEARING 'LET'S MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN' T-SHIRT (SOUNDBITE) (English) SARAH HIGHLANDER, TRUMP SUPPORTER, SAYING: "I want a government that works for me, the individual. I want the government to work for the people and not the corporate elitists who are puppets for corporations." PEOPLE WATCHING ELECTION RESULTS (SOUNDIBTE) (English) GEORGE KOKLANARIAS, TRUMP SUPPORTER AND POLLSTER, SAYING: "Because the country is fed up. The country is a mess. Barack Obama promised us he was going to change things and make it better, things aren't any better. He's run up a national debt of nearly 10 trillion dollars in his administration alone. It took George Washington to George Bush and 43 presidents combined to rack up the amount of national debt that he racked up in 8 years." PEOPLE WATCHING ELECTION RESULTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOM BOLVIN, TRUMP SUPPORTER AND POLLSTER, SAYING: "Here in Virginia where I'm from across the river, we worked very hard for Donald Trump. We didn't get him over the finish line in Virginia but very pleased about how he's doing nationally obviously." PEOPLE WATCHING ELECTION RESULTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOM BOLVIN, TRUMP SUPPORTER AND POLLSTER, SAYING: "I know all I need to know about Hillary Clinton. The Clintons have been around Washington for 30 years, embroiled in corruption and controversy. There was no way Hillary Clinton was going to unite this country. We needed a change and Donald Trump will provide that change." PAN OF ROOM WITH PEOPLE WATCHING ELECTION RESULTS
- Embargoed: 24th November 2016 09:27
- Keywords: election reaction Republicans Democrats Independents shock
- Location: WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA00157Q3QRR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favored Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's (November 8) presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule and sending the United States on a new, uncertain path.
In a Washington DC bar, Clinton supporters stared at the giant monitors in disbelief, some even in tears.
"I'm absolutely flabbergasted," said 26 year old Dani Crowley who voted for the Democratic presidential nominee.
A wealthy real-estate developer and former reality TV host, Trump rode a wave of anger toward Washington insiders to win the White House race against Clinton, the Democratic candidate whose gold-plated establishment resume includes stints as a first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state.
"I'm shocked. My friends are shocked. I think all my peers are shocked from around the world and here at home," said 27 year old Cole Fairbanks, who is a registered Independent but voted for Clinton.
Carlton Phelps who also voted for Clinton said he wasn't surprised by the Trump win. "People are frustrated with income inequality in this country. I think that for 20 years we've had income inequality," said 43 year old Phelps.
The mood was very different for Trump supporters who cheered as each state win for Trump was announced via CNN being broadcast on giant monitors inside Penn Social Bar.
"This is a really big deal. These are two vastly, vastly different views for the future of our country," said 26 year old Sarah Highlander wearing a "Let's Make America Great Again" red baseball cap.
"I want a government that works for me, the individual. I want the government to work for the people and not the corporate elitists who are puppets for corporations," Sarah said.
George Koklanarias, a volunteer at the polls in Virginia, said he knew Trump would win.
"The country is fed up. The country is a mess. Barack Obama promised us he was going to change things and make it better. Things aren't any better. He's run up a national debt of nearly 10 trillion dollars in his administration alone," said Koklanarias.
"I know all I need to know about Hillary Clinton," said Republican Tom Bolvin. "The Clintons have been around Washington for 30 years, embroiled in corruption and controversy. There was no way Hillary Clinton was going to unite this country. We needed a change and Donald Trump will provide that change."
Worried a Trump victory could cause economic and global uncertainty, investors were in full flight from risky assets such as stocks, and the U.S. dollar sank. In overnight trading, S&P 500 index futures fell 5 percent to hit their so-called limit down levels, indicating they would not be permitted to trade any lower until regular U.S. stock market hours on Wednesday. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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