Trump in this sense has a complete chokehold of the system. Whether he is able to ride above the proverbial parapet of American bipartisanship, much of it would depend on Trump’s own aptitude and attitude in full. The size of President Elect Donald Trump (hereon Trump)’s electoral victory was not only sweeping but shocking. Not only did Trump take over the White House, again, as the 47th President of the United States (US) but dominated the US Senate and House of Lower Representatives with the Republican Party. While the shock is global this is only the case when one factors into the consideration, which many ignored, that the US has for the most parts been the major power that has turned away from isolationism since 1945, when it cemented itself as the superpower in the world. However, what is interesting about the electoral victory of Trump is the very fact that he himself, once again, was stunned, not unlike November 2016, that he has defied all electoral logic in the US. Invariably to win the popular votes too; a feat which he has failed to do in 2016. But there is more than meets the eye. As a consummate cable network news junkie, often going well into the wee hours of the morning, Trump was stunned by what was reported back. This time around Trump has increased the share of his black African American votes by 20 percent. Even the share of his Asian American votes went up by a single digit although Trump was constantly spewing seemingly anti immigration rhetoric all through 2017 to 2024. To be sure, there are 1.8 million Americans, according to the ex Chief of Communication of Trump i.e. Anthony Scaramuchi,, that remains in jail. This number alone is considered large. Yet to evict 11 million illegal migrants from the US, huge camps and half way stations have to be built. Such a plan would cost the US government anything upward of USD 800 Billion to USD 1 Trillion. To supporters of Trump, this is not something that the US should be intimidated with. Getting the US, a land of immigrants, is more important than allowing illegal and undocumented immigrants to pour into the US, albeit mainly to find their ways into the large cities in the US. While Trump is certain that immigration would be one of the most important issues for him to hit on—-the other issue being the inflation of the US—–the fact is no American presidents have been re-elected into office by focusing so narrowly on this issue alone. Normally, Hispanic voters in the US are against a President who is anti immigration. Yet even here there was another twist. Invariably in an election characterized by seismic shifts. Not least, there was a surge of 13-point in the Latino vote toward Trump, reported Newsweek on November 14 2024. The President-elect’s success also appeared to usher in a new age of political predictions and has again cast doubt on the credibility of […]
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