Trump-Style Politics on Trial: Canada, Australia, and Singapore Lead a Global Voter Rebellion

Trump is gaining popularity in liberal strongholds like New Jersey and New York, even surpassing Democratic governors. Is a historic electoral shift imminent in the US? The post Trump leads in liberal states: end of blue dominance? first appeared on Valuetainment.

Canada: Trump saves the Liberal Blätter editorial staff May 28, 2025 - 14:14 Image: Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, 9.3.2025 (IMAGO / ZUMA Press) At the end of 2024, the Canadian Conservative Party, with more than 25 percentage points of lead in the polls, was seemingly inaccessible to the ruling liberals.But then a dramatic development took its course, which even for experienced observers: in Canadian politics seeks comparable things.

Trump-Style Politics on Trial: Canada, Australia, and Singapore Lead a Global Voter Rebellion

The 2025 elections in Canada, Australia and Singapore together make plain a rejection of the form of polarising, right-wing populism often now associated with Donald Trump. In Canada, Mark Carney’s possible resurrection promoted his fledgling candidacy by not only challenging Trump’s rhetoric but also by touting himself as a defender of Canadian sovereignty and of Canadian democratic institutions. In Australia, the ‘Trump effect’ failed as conse…