In the US a staggering class realignment saw those earning over $100,000 vote for Kamala Harris in 2024, where they voted for Trump in 2020. People on incomes lower than $50,000 voted for Biden in 2020 and Trump in 2024.

How did this happen?

The culture war has cost us.

The left has failed to come up with its own populist economic offer to counter the authoritarians.

Turning politics into a zero sum game about identity has been a disaster for the left.

The overwhelming majority of eligible voters in the US this week were working class - around two-thirds. In all seven swing states in the US, their share of the electorate was higher than this national average.

The left can't win without them.

Josie responds to the election of President Trump.