Kamala Harris' Defeat Is Not Just About The US. It's Part Of A Global Pattern

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/672ca01e1f00003900e0110b.jpeg?cache=FwtZvBlHZA&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Kamala Harris and Rishi Sunak were both kicked out of office this year. They are on opposite sides of the political spectrum." data-caption="Kamala Harris and Rishi Sunak were both kicked out of office this year. They are on opposite sides of the political spectrum." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="AP" />Kamala Harris and Rishi Sunak were both kicked out of office this year. They are on opposite sides of the political spectrum.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-size:16.003px">Americans sent a resounding message to politicians on Wednesday when they chose <a href="news/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donald Trump</a> over <a href="news/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kamala Harris</a>: they want change.</span></p><p>Vice-president Harris chose to not radically distance herself from <a href="news/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Biden’s</a> administration over the course of her 100-day campaign and so, in a two-party system, voters flocked back to the Republicans.</p><p>This will, of course, be Trump’s second term, but he vowed to bring a major shift to the US – and his message worked.</p><p>Harris’ loss still needs to be subjected to a post-mortem, but it is clear what is happening in the US now is part of a wider trend emerging around the world where voters are choosing change – no matter who is offering it, no matter what form it might take – over continuity.</p><h2><strong>What happened to incumbent governments in 2024?</strong>