Read:
Ireland’s Presidential Election Was a Left-Wing Landslide
By Daniel Finn
I you do read the whole article in Jacobin I'll bet you will have a better idea of the political climate in Ireland than you do of the U.S.
"Ireland’s presidential election was a resounding victory for the Left. Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent backed by parties representing every shade of Irish left politics, from pale pink and light green to deep red, won 63.4 percent of the vote. This was more than twice the level of support for her main opponent, Heather Humphreys of the center-right Fine Gael party..."
The integration of historical perspective and analysis that can be seen in the article is rarely available in news media in this country outside of Jacobin, which is why I read it daily.
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