Irish Examiner view: America votes for renewal

America’s president-elect, Democrat Joe Biden, and vice-president-elect, Kamala Harris, have won a victory of international significance

The US should celebrate that Kamala Harris has become the first woman to be elected as American vice president. Picture: Andrew Harnik/PA

All great wartime leaders knew that winning a battle, especially a major one, was an achievement but the most successful ones — ultimately the winners — also knew winning a battle was an opportunity that brought great responsibilities. 

America’s president-elect, Democrat Joe Biden, and vice-president-elect, Kamala Harris, have won a battle but the outcome of the war remains an open, troubling question, especially as it’s much, much more than a nation’s culture war, and it’s not just an American conflict.