What the worldwide wave of elections is indicating

Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. It's not just an election year but a year of elections as a record number of people worldwide vote in 2024. Most recently, elections were held in India, South Africa, Mexico and the European Union, with France and Britain up next. Despite disparate outcomes (actual and anticipated), the results reflect trends across continents as well as suggest insights into America's November election. In some countries there's...