(The Canadian Press)

By Nigel Maxwell

American politics

Current and former Saskies weigh in on Trump’s election victory

Nov 6, 2024 | 2:46 PM

With the final results from the American election trickling in, people from and currently living in Saskatchewan are weighing in.

David Garrett lived in Prince Albert for 10 years before recently moving back to Pennsylvania, which was considered one of the deciding states. He noted voter pride was at an all time high and people who traditionally don’t vote were doing so this time.

“Down here we have a large Amish community and they typically try to stay out of the government stuff but in the last election in 2020 and this election, they actually had a thoroughly large turnout for Trump,” he said.

Garrett also noted the big difference this election was the attention paid to getting people out to vote. There appeared to be more political ads, more text messages, and just more information on when, where and how to vote.

“The last election was unorganized and this time everything seemed to go smoothly and like I voted for Trump this year and I was happy he won. I was surprised he was actually able to take Pennsylvania this year.”

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When asked why he voted Trump, Garrett replied it was his policies on immigration and promise to lower the taxes levied on people working overtime.

Economic stability was also a big issue this election and Garrett believes Trump’s experience in business can help right the ship so to speak. Garrett also commented on the fact Trump was close to signing a trade agreement with Russia and North Korea.

“It makes you wonder if Trump was in office the past four years, would we have had the Ukraine war?” he said.

Another woman who reached out to paNOW, but wished to stay anonymous, noted her husband is from Florida. She expressed her happiness with the result and her belief the economy will benefit.

Emily Morabito is originally from New York but is now living in Saskatoon to finish her PhD. She said watching the results from her home in Canada and scrolling through the online discourse is difficult to process.

“Especially being outside of the US, the reactions externally are really negative so it’s hard to know what the next four years will bring,” she said.

Morabito added the results speak more to the division within the United States, than it does about Trump’s voting base.

“It really highlights the fractures within the Democratic Party and I hope it’s a way for us to move forward and re-assess things, instead of letting it divide anything further,” she said.

According to Google, searches about moving to Canada shot up after Trump won the election.

The searches are the highest in Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon and Minnesota — all states where Kamala Harris won. The searches also include “best places to live in Canada” and “how to get a visa for Canada.”

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-with files from the Canadian Press and CKOM staff

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