Miami’s new Democratic mayor signals not just a backlash to Trump, but a seismic shift
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 allUS politics live – latest updatesMiami’s new mayor, Eileen Higgins, hailed it as “a new day” for the city after the Democrat ended three decades of...
<p>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</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/10/trump-us-politics-live-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/miami-mayor-election-winner-eileen-higgins">stunning election triumph</a>.</p><p>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 González, in the most populous city in Miami-Dade county, which the president won in 2024 by 12%.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/miami-mayor-eileen-higgins-trump-backlash">Continue reading...</a>
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