A Clare politics professor claims the so called ‘blue tsunami’ that has hit American politics could benefit Ireland over the next two years.
The Democrats have swept to power in both chambers of the US Congress in the recent midterm elections.
The President’s party has suffered a crushing midterm defeat, in a historic party swing across multiple ‘red-states’.
The biggest state swings were recorded in Texas, Rhode Island, North Carolina.
The US has welcomed it’s first Muslim senator with left-wing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed winning the Michigan seat while Mississippi is set to elect it’s first African-American senator.
Westbury-based Associate Professor of International Relations at UL, Dr Scott Fitzsimmons, believes Ireland will see the benefits of a democratic stronghold.
President Donald Trump says the war in Iran is “largely” the reason for the huge losses in the US mid-term elections, acknowledging the conflict’s driven up prices.
Exit polls showed almost 80% of voters said inflation had caused them financial hardship.
Larry Donnelly, Lecturer & Director of Clinical Legal Education at University of Galway says the Democrats must support the American people over the next two years.
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