Like a lot of Canadians, I thought I knew quite a bit about the United States.
After all, I lived there for five years. I reported from almost half the states and travelled in most of the others. I was married to an American for 45 years and spent time with her family in Hawaii, California and Colorado. My son is a dual citizen. I even speak their language, more or less.
Obviously, I don’t know as much as I thought I did. I thought Kamala Harris had a good shot at winning on Tuesday. Donald Trump’s take-that victory came as a surprise — not so much that he won, but that the voters’ verdict was so decisive. I’m struggling to figure out why.
