Much of her loss stemmed from a campaign that struggled to overcome deep-seated economic concerns and connect with blue collar voters. Inside her 4-month sprint to become America’s first woman president.

Kamala Harris was a few battleground states away from being elected the nation’s first woman president, but she couldn’t overcome an unpopular incumbent president and a fed-up American electorate. Her supporters are reeling from a historic loss and a glass ceiling they feel is bolted down by centuries-old race and gender barriers.

President Joe Biden won’t be attending Vice President Kamala Harris’ election party, opting instead to watch the results pour in from the White House, an administration official told NBC News. While Harris and her team host a watch party at her alma mater,