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 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 González, in the most populous city in Miami-Dade county, which the president won in 2024 by 12%. Continue reading...