New Delhi:
Arun Kumar Singh, former Indian Ambassador to the US, shared his ideas on the 2024 US presidential election. “Every election is exclusive, however similarities exist with 2016 and 2020 campaigns, as Trump outlined points, highlighting America’s decline.”
Talking to ANI on Tuesday, India envoy mentioned, “Every election, after all, is exclusive, however I might say that to some extent, there is a similarity to the sort of marketing campaign that was there in 2016 and in 2020, when earlier additionally President Trump was a candidate, as a result of he outlined the problems in a sure manner, making an attempt to focus on as if America was not doing nicely, different nations had exported America, Individuals have been being exported by immigrants.”
“So he was portray all of the unfavorable dimensions of what was taking place within the US, making an attempt to challenge that he was not part of the institution, though he is a really profitable businessman himself, and due to this fact individuals ought to vote for him,” he added.
Additional, Singh highlighted Kamala Harris’s historic candidacy as the primary African American and Indian American lady to run for president. Nevertheless, pre-poll surveys revealed sudden developments, with many teams that have been anticipated to assist her not doing so.
“In line with pre-poll surveys, nearly all of African American males weren’t supporting her. Nearly all of Latino males didn’t assist her. And when you have a look at the Indian American vote, once more, in line with pre-poll surveys. 80% had voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, and about 70% had voted for Joe Biden in 2020. However this 12 months, the expectation was that solely 60% of Indian Individuals would vote for her, though she is an individual partially of the identical ethnic origin.” he mentioned.
“So these have been a number of the developments that have been to be, have been sudden, however they have been there. And I feel this was a mirrored image of the truth that for the voting public, among the many points that have been outstanding have been the problems associated to the economic system, inflation, jobs, the place there was a way that they weren’t doing nicely,” he added.
Singh acknowledged that many pre-poll companies recommended a big majority of Individuals felt the nation was headed within the flawed route, which might negatively affect the Biden-Harris administration and Kamala Harris’s candidacy.
“And once more, many pre-poll companies recommended that a big bulk of Individuals felt that the nation was not not off course. And due to this fact, in the event that they felt that, then clearly they’d take that, maintain that towards the present administration, the Biden-Harris administration, after which Kamala Harris naturally suffered on account of that,” the envoy mentioned.
Singh’s feedback come because the US election reaches its climax, with Harris going through a troublesome contest towards Donald Trump.
The election consequence stays unsure, with a number of battleground states, together with Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia, nonetheless up for grabs.
The voters within the US are heading to vote in considered one of their most consequential elections, which is able to resolve the route of not simply the US but in addition have an affect on international geopolitics for the subsequent 4 years.
The polling hours will differ throughout the states, however most places will vote between 6 am and eight pm on Tuesday (native time). Although exit polls will begin coming as soon as voting begins, the ultimate outcomes will come solely after counting is closed in all states.
The primary polls will shut at round 7 pm ET (5:30 am IST) in six states, together with Georgia. The ultimate polls will shut within the blue state of Hawaii and within the purple state of Alaska at 12 am ET (10:30 am IST).
Complete votes will shut by 1 pm ET (11:30 am IST), following which counting will begin. The ends in small states will be projected quickly after polling states; some key battleground states could take hours to challenge the winner.
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