Miami’s new Democratic mayor signals not just a backlash to Trump, but a seismic shift
by Richard Luscombe from US news | The Guardian on (#722G6)
Eileen Higgins's win has reset Miami's political landscape in a manner not seen in some ways in 28 years, and in others not at all
Miami's new mayor, Eileen Higgins, hailed it as a new day" for the city after the Democrat ended three decades of Republican rule on Tuesday night in a stunning election triumph.
In reality, the result is more of a seismic shifting of sands given the magnitude of her victory over the Donald Trump-backed Republican candidate, Emilio Gonzalez, in the most populous city in Miami-Dade county, which the president won in 2024 by 12%.
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