Zohran Mamdani won the elections in New York, but the Democrats won too New Jersey and Virginia. One year before the midterm elections, which is making Americans vote again for the party opposite to Trump. “It is very curious to see interviews with Kansas farmers saying that the current tariffs are stupid, a bad idea, when they were the ones who voted for them when they voted for Trump”, comments João Maria Jonet.
In this ‘Elephant in the Room’, commentators João Maria Jonet and Ana Cavalieri Bruno Cardoso Reis join together to evaluate the results of local politics in one of the greatest economic powers in the world. In the analysis, the cost of living for Americans is seen by all commentators as one of the biggest causes for the most recent results. “More than the ideological connection, people want to live in safety, people want to have a good quality of life”, they explain. Listen to the podcast program here.
After the Decisio América podcast, Elefante na Sala arrives, with analysis and all the news about American politics, with Ana Cavalieri and João Maria Jonet.