Kamala Harris took the ethnic-minority vote for granted

Against a backdrop of mass dissatisfaction over the direction of the United States, Donald Trump’s multiracial populism has contributed to his securing a second term in the White House.

A rarity for a Republican candidate in recent times, Trump is on course to achieve the impressive feat of winning both the Electoral College and popular vote. Even more crucially, he has spearheaded the racial depolarisation of voting behaviour in America.