They started the evening sipping a cocktail they named the Victory Margarita, but as the night wore on they wondered about the irony. In a span of five hours, the party that was to have been the centre of celebration for Miami’s Hispanic Democratic leadership turned from joyous anticipation to numbed despair, with Donald Trump projected to win the vital state of Florida. “Whatever happens, we are just so proud of ourselves tonight and so proud of Hillary Clinton. Because when you fight a good fight and you do your work, when you leave your blood and sweat in the field and you did your best like everybody did here, then you did what was right for this country,” said Leonarda Duran Buike, president…

Source: The Times November 09, 2016 02:30 UTC