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Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.
“Tonight, the people of Miami made history,” Higgins said in a statement after the results were announced.
Higgins, 61, will be the first woman to lead the city of Miami. She spoke frequently in the Hispanic-majority city about Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying she has heard of many people in Miami who were worried about family members being detained. She campaigned as a Democrat despite the race being officially nonpartisan and beat Trump-backed candidate Emilio Gonzalez, a former city manager, who said he called Higgins to congratulate her.
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Turnout of 21%.
35000 people cast a vote, she got about 21000 of them. Out of a population of 175000.
Voter apathy is as much a threat to democracy as the Republican Party.
There is also a lot of intentional ratfucking. Complicated hurdles for voter registration, voter roll purges, too few polling places in poor areas, short hours and not enough booths causing long lines. No mail-in voting allowed for some reason.
The Republican candidate won the mayoral race in 2021 by 67 points.
She won by 18 points this time around. Look at that swing
can’t wait for the commies to call her a naz… oh there you are
beat me to it, lol
how’s the revolution? does mamdani count? probably not
Yeah another swing back to the neo liberal Democrats beholden only to corporate interests such a difference from the conservative Republicans who are beholden only to corporate interests. Go team white and blue. Eyes wide shut.
Oh fuck off.
You know I’m right coward.
Both teams may be shit, but one is significantly more shit then the other. I hate the dem establishment as much as the next guy, but this is still a pretty big win.
Well shit. I’m slightly heartened.
uh oh. Looks like the old folks are waking up.
Or dying.
Mors Aeterna Est Et Omnibus Venit
Death is eternal and the bus is coming to run you over
DeSantis is going to make her fall down a building.
