U.S. election night watch parties happening across Canada [Video]

MONTREAL –

Canadians and American expats from coast to coast gathered Tuesday at bars, community centres, restaurants and homes to watch with a mixture of anxiety and excitement as the U.S. election results rolled in.

With final pre-election polls suggesting a close race between Vice-President Kamala Harris and former U.S. president Donald Trump, several watch party attendees said they came to watch and cheer even though final results were not necessarily expected by the end of the night.

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From self-proclaimed “childless cat ladies” in Calgary and Vancouver to a balloon depicting Donald Trump as an angry diapered baby in a Montreal bar, many in the crowds at watch party events were pro-Harris, with organized gatherings for Republican supporters harder to find. Many of the organized events were held by Democrats Abroad.

Jennifer Phillips, chair of Democrats …