Excitement roaring high, not just in the United States of America (USA) but across the globe including India, US Presidential elections have always been interesting in India predominantly because a large number of Indians reside there and new regime often brings changes to the existing rules and regulations. Back home their families, friends keep a keen watch on the developments. Apart from that Indian government keeps a close eye on each and every development ahead and after US Presidential elections. This year the US elections are very crucial in terms of India America relationship. If trends and polls are to be believed then former President and Republican candidate, Donald Trump has an edge over his rival Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris. India shares a very cordial relationship with Trump.
US Polls are scheduled on November 5, 2024. With barely two weeks left for the the elections, various organisations are conducting polls to see the popularity charts of both the leaders and in the recent poll by the Wall street Journal found Donald Trump has gained a slight lead over Harris. 1,500 registered voters were surveyed from October 19-22 and found that Trump leads Harris 47% to 45% with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
Harris got a very poor, 60 marks her worst job rating as vice president in the three times the WSJ asked about it since July, with 42% approving and 54% disapproving of her performance.
Donald Trump who is 79 years old, happens to the oldest nominee for president in United States history, also led Harris on handling immigration.
The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, showed that voters have a dim view of the state of the economy and immigration – and they generally favour Trump’s approach on these issues.
Interestingly, 70% of registered voters in the poll said their cost of living was on the wrong track, while 60% said the economy was heading in the wrong direction and 65% said the same about immigration policy.
Nearly 25 million voters have so far cast ballots, either through in-person early voting or mail-in ballots, according to tracking data from the Election Lab at the University of Florida.
