‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties
Summary
More than 100 U.S. expats and other election watchers gathered at a Sydney pub to follow U.S. midterm results. Attendees celebrated Democratic wins and seat flips, while several said they voted from abroad because they were concerned about U.S. leadership; a University of Sydney researcher described the election as a referendum on President Donald Trump.Key Facts
- The watch party took place at the Keg and Brew pub in Sydney’s Surry Hills neighborhood.
- More than 100 people attended, including U.S. expats, their Australian partners, and British spectators.
- Katrena Henderson, a North Carolina voter, said her Senate seat flipped to the Democrats and called the result decisive.
- Cindy Herman-Jones, who moved from Texas to Australia nearly 15 years ago, mailed in a ballot for the first time while living abroad.
- Herman-Jones said she was concerned about immigration enforcement and the U.S. war in Iran.
- Eighteen-year-old Aliana Hensel, a Californian living in Australia, said she voted in a U.S. election for the first time.
- David Smith of the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre called the midterms a referendum on Trump and cited his low approval ratings.
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