The real reason Australian elites hate Trump: The bandana bore says Americans are just dumb. The truth is Don's comeback reminds us of something we lost and will never get back, writes STEPHEN JOHNSON By STEPHEN JOHNSON, ECONOMICS REPORTER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 19:56 EST, 7 November 2024 | Updated: 20:35 EST, 7 November 2024 e-mail 4 View comments Australia's cultural elites are really scoffing at working-class pride when they have a meltdown reaction to Donald Trump 's election victory. Left-wing author Peter FitzSimons struggled to have any civility when an X follower politely called him out for adopting the mindset that Trump supporters were beneath contempt.
'I have no respect for Trump whatsoever,' he replied as the election results rolled in. FitzSimons, a resident of Cremorne on Sydney 's very upmarket lower north shore, would probably struggle to comprehend how working-class Americans voted Republican because they are more concerned about high inflation and job security than identity politics on race and gender . Vice-President Kamala Harris didn't just lose the industrial states of Wisconsin , Michigan and Pennsylvania after making abortion and 'defending democracy' key themes of her campaign.
She also delivered the Democrats their worst electoral college vote in a presidential election since 1988, as Trump's Republicans swept up the states with the highest proportion of blue-collar workers. But this time, she also became the first Democrat in two decad.