Trump wins convincingly over Harris

Donald Trump regained the presidency in stunning fashion Tuesday night, sweeping four battleground states and leading in three in which ballots are still being counted. He currently has 277 Electoral College votes, seven more than needed. His opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, consistently failed to attain the margins Joe Biden secured in 2020, especially among Latino voters, most of them Catholics. She currently has 224 Electoral College votes. 

In areas of northeastern Pennsylvania which have the largest concentration of Catholic voters in the critical swing state, Harris lost most counties. In the two she carried, Lackawanna and Lehigh counties, her numbers mirrored those of Hillary Clinton in 2016, not Biden in 2020. Clinton also lost Pennsylvania. 

Arizona and Nevada, home to large numbers of Latino Catholic voters, Trump was doing far better than he did in 2020, despite large canvassing operations run by labor unions on behalf of Harris and the Democrats. In Virginia, which Biden won by 10 points four years ago, Harris won by only 5 points, her numbers in the heavily Latino precincts of northern Virginia falling behind Biden’s totals. 

Abortion rights measures were put before voters in referendums in ten states, winning in seven and losing in three. Support for abortion rights did not carry over to other races however. For example, in Missouri, voters chose to permit abortion up until the point of fetal viability, about 24 weeks, by 52% to 48% even while Trump won the state with 59% of the vote to 40%. 

The immediate consequences of Trump’s victory are likely to be felt in migration policy and foreign affairs. Throughout the campaign Trump promised “mass deportations” of migrants, which is unlikely, but he will have enormous power to shut down the border. Looking abroad, Ukraine will need to seek the least terrible option as Trump’s friendship with Russian president Vladimir Putin will likely cause Trump to end military assistance to Ukraine. 

The Republicans have also taken control of the U.S. Senate, while control of the House of Representatives remains too close to call.  

Mayor of London Sadiq KIhan said: “I know that many Londoners will be anxious about the outcome of the US Presidential election. Many will be fearful about what it will mean for democracy and for women’s rights, or how the result impacts the situation in the Middle East or the fate of Ukraine. Others will be worried about the future of NATO or tackling the climate crisis.

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“London is – and will always be – for everyone. We will always be pro-women, pro-diversity, pro-climate and pro-human rights.

“London is a place where we’re proud of our diversity, proud of the contribution of all our communities and proud of our spirit of unity. These are some of the values that will continue to bind us together as Londoners.”

“The lesson of today is that progress is not inevitable. But asserting our progressive values is more important than ever – re-committing to building a world where racism and hatred is rejected, the fundamental rights of women and girls are upheld, and where we continue to tackle the crisis of climate change head on.”

Stand Up to Racism called an emergency “No to Trump” protest tonight at 6pm at the US embassy in London. Protests are also being called by Stand Up to Racism across Britain in response to Donald Trump’s victory in the US election including another London protest on Saturday 9 November. The protests are supported by Stop the War coalition, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Abortion Rights campaign and others.

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