The Observer view on US election: lessons for the left in wake of damning defeat

Donald Trump's overwhelming mandate is a wake-up call for progressive parties who have lost touch with voters' concerns Donald Trump's unexpectedly clearcut victory in last week's US presidential election is a wake-up call for the progressive left in America and Britain. The hard-right Republican nominee made gains in almost all voter groups, including in swing state cities, middle-class suburbs, working-class manufacturing centres and rural and farming communities. Black, Latino, Native America...