“Lots of people in Park Ridge are not for Hillary, that’s for sure,” says Chris Aryan, who lives in the northwest suburb where Hillary Clinton grew up. “It’s tough to find a Democrat in Park Ridge.”
Barry Gale, another party attendee, wears buttons for Thillens and U.S. congressional candidate Bob Dold. But any sign of support for the Republican presidential candidate is conspicuously absent.
Here, the TV is on, and television commenters are announcing more states for Donald Trump. But the mood at Club Casa is jubilant, because with 80 percent of the vote in, Murphy has a commanding lead.
“We won because of the Trump effect,” he says. “People came out to vote against Trump and voted for us.” At the conclusion of Murphy’s victory speech, the two candidates stand together, hands linked and raised over their heads. “Murphy and Moylan!” Moylan yells.
And of all the candidates she supported, three have won decisive victories.
