A Small Sigh of Relief

So Trump has been defeated. A good day for democracy.

However, I fear that, with 70 million people having voted for him, the US remains deeply divided, and the next four years are not going to be easy. At least we will be spared the torrent of rancid tweets and lies that have been flowing from the White House these last four horrendous years.

Many Americans will be breathing a huge sigh of relief, and will be feeling the same emotions as this CNN commentator:

As Carol Anderson writes, in the end, millions of Americans were not prepared to let democracy die on their watch.