US election result: first thoughts
“Trump will put billionaires, corporations & fossil fuel companies first.”
By Michael Roberts
Former president Republican Donald Trump is heading for a convincing victory in the US presidential election. The Republicans have won control of the Senate and control of the House of Representatives – a clean sweep.
It also looks like Trump will also poll more overall votes than the Democrat candidate Harris (he polled fewer votes than Hillary Clinton when he won the presidency in 2016).
Why has Trump won? A first thought. Nearly every incumbent government in office during the pandemic slump and post-inflationary period has been ousted from power.
According to the AP Votecast survey, four in 10 voters named the economy and jobs as the most important problem facing the country.
One quote sums up why sufficient numbers of voters switched from Democrat to Republican. “I’ve been a Democrat my whole life and I haven’t see any benefits from that. Democrats have been sending funds to wars and resources to migrants rather than to Americans who are struggling. I trust Trump to put us first.”
The trouble is that Trump will put billionaires, corporations and fossil fuel companies first.
I’ll comment on the psephology of the election figures when all the details are available.
- This blog was originally published here.
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