Emotional Democrat voter reveals what she will do if Trump wins election

Emotions are running high among Democrats in Washington DC , including one voter who says she will be reduced to tears if Trump wins.

Steve Edginton, a US correspondent for GB News , attended an election watch party in DC Tuesday night, to ask Democratic voters how they would react if the former president made a return back to the White House .

'I think I'd go home crying,' a young woman said after being asked what she would do if Donald Trump wins the presidential race.

'I think it'd be very tough. I think the number one thing on voters minds right now is the state of democracy in the United States. And I think that's what's on our mind right now.'

When the man alongside her was asked if he'd also go home in tears, he said: 'I would certainly be devastated'.

'I could not really stand the four years of the Trump presidency personally, and I don't want a repeat of that.'

But despite the pair voicing their fears over the potential results, they held on to a sliver of hope for the states that have not yet been called, including multiple swing states.

'There's still quite a few races to be called,' one of the interviewees said. 'North Carolina and Georgia seem to be leaning towards the Trump column but these are going to be very tight races and it's going to be awhile before they're called anyway.'

Donald Trump was declared the victor by Fox News early Wednesday - and Democrats were left feeling even more anxious about what the future of the country holds.

'Feels like a wake at this Democrat watch party in DC,' Edginton wrote in a tweet. 'I asked one couple who didn't want to go on camera how they feel about the election, they smiled and walked away saying: "We're upset."'

But voters anxieties over the historic election started much earlier than when the polls officially closed on Tuesday night.

The country went head-first into this Election Day with an ominous feeling that the nation is falling apart.

Political violence, burning ballots, assassination attempts and promised vengeance against opponents have plagued the final weeks of the race.

Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have helped frame the 2024 presidential election as an existential battle for what the nation stands for, its democracy and the safety of its citizens.

Although the finish line was in sight, voters are concerned about what is to come afterwards.

These fears reflect what has unfolded in the country over the last four years - the global pandemic that claimed the lives of more than one million Americans, the January 6 riot on the Capitol, the fall-out of the federal right to abortion and the massive surge in prices.

'I worry about violence,' Bill Knapp, 70, from Michigan, told the New York Times .

As he mingled with other supporters of Harris at a Democratic campaign office on Saturday, Knapp noted how Trump will be at fault for that possibility.

'I'm bracing for that no matter what the outcome is.'

Just last week, stores and buildings near the White House were beginning to board up their windows to brace for the unknown.

Experts have warned that people should be prepared for chaos and voters tend to agree, with almost two thirds believing that violence is 'somewhat' or 'very likely,' according to polling by Axios.

Top Democrats, including Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, have compared Republicans to 'Nazis' and 'garbage', while the Trump campaign has suggested that election rigging was already afoot in tight battleground states prior to the results rolling in.

While researching online activity ahead of the 2020 election, GPAHE found the same warning signs perpetuating online ahead of this upcoming election, including election denialism and violent language.

Throughout the month of October, violent language related to the election increased by 317 percent on Telegram, 105 percent on Gab, 25 percent on communities.win and 75 percent across the decentralized media network known as the Fediverse.

On Telegram, some have even vouched for an 'inevitable civil war' and urged its users to 'shoot to kill any illegal voters'.

Users on communities.win - a collection of forums, including one called The Donald, which was banned from Reddit in 2020 for hate speech - have also fantasized about a civil war in recent weeks with some even noting that 'if it comes to violence... there are plenty of people who will get the job done'.

Bob Day, the Chief of the Portland Police Bureau, noted that the Oregon city and country as a whole 'have been diligently working towards a level of preparation that I have not seen in over 30 years of service'.

Edginton has frequently taken to X in the last few hours to show the progression of Democratic voters in Washington DC, noting how many watch parties are beginning to empty out because 'people know the game is up'.

Vice President Kamala Harris had plans to attend a watch party at Howard University in Washington - a historically black school where she graduated with a degree in economics and political science in 1986, PBS News reported.

The dozens of students who took to the campus to express their support for Harris are now seen with somber looks on their faces, as Trump soared to an all-time high in the betting markets.

CNN viewers have also been predicting that Van Jones, a political analyst who worked for President Obama, will break down in tears if Harris loses the presidential election.

The Harris campaign said that in Pennsylvania - the night's biggest prize - they overperformed turnout expectations in Philadelphia and in the early vote count in Bucks County.

In Michigan, the Harris campaign said there were still outstanding votes from Detroit - a heavily blue area - and in Wisconsin there was still outstanding votes to be counted in Dane and Milwaukee counties.

Complete results from Wisconsin, the campaign said, wouldn't be available until between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. Wednesday.

The campaign also pointed out that Arizona and Nevada could still provide the Democrat with a boost.