Politics‘Not been this excited in a long time’: US expats ride the blue wave at Australian midterms watch parties

More than 100 US expatriates and election watchers gathered at a Sydney pub to follow the midterm results. The news of a decisive Democratic win turned their anxious wait into celebration. Some voters said the election’s stakes compelled them to cast ballots from abroad and criticized the Trump administration.

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