Washington, DC, October 10:
According to Sharon D. Wright Austin, a political science expert and professor at the University of Florida, expectations are strong that connections between India and the US will strengthen under Kamala Harris as president, even if there is barely a month remaining until the US presidential elections. Democratic Party candidate and former US President Donald Trump will face off against Democratic Party vice president Harris in the November 5 elections.
According to Professor Austin's email conversation with ANI, more and more women, especially women of color, are leaning toward voting for Harris. She pointed out that the Democratic ticket's emphasis on reproductive rights is a "wise strategy" for the upcoming presidential election.
In his analysis of Kamala Harris' campaign, Austin saw parallels to the 2016 Democratic presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, who was defeated by Donald Trump.
"So far, all indications are that she will receive more support from female voters, especially Black female voters," the US political expert said when asked how the controversial decision by Kamala Harris to make abortion a poll issue would affect the Democratic Party's chances of winning. While she has not replicated Hillary Clinton's approach, her method of centering attention on the issue of reproductive rights is commendable.
While Clinton made no secret of her gender or the necessity to shatter the glass barrier, Harris makes very little reference to either. It's a brilliant move on her part, as her gender and race make her an obviously historic candidate. But minority and female candidates have seen that racial and gender bias in the past have backfired. According to Austin, that's why Harris lets her guard down when it comes to discussing gender and race.
With her announcement that she would "proudly" sign a measure to reinstate the protections of Roe v. Wade if she becomes US president, Harris has made her stance on the matter known.
The nomination of three Supreme Court justices by former US President Trump in 2022 led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and allowed 22 states to implement limitations on abortion access. Professor from the United States says that many Indians will be proud of Kamala Harris if she becomes president because of her Indian origin. Harris is significant for being the first Asian American vice president and a woman of color; her mother is of Indian descent and her father is of Jamaican descent.
She was born in America; her parents had emigrated here. "I think that many Indians will feel a source of pride if Kamala Harris wins because of her Indian heritage," Sharon Austin said when asked about the future of tensions between India and the United States after the presidential election. There will be great hopes that Indian-US relations will improve under her leadership, which is why I think she has a good chance of winning.
The American academic claims that Indian Americans have had great political success over the years. Two Indian Americans, she said, ran for president on a serious note.
When asked about the voting preferences of Indian-Americans in the next US presidential elections, the professor stated, "Indian voters still are a relatively small segment of the American electorate, but they vote at high rates for both Democratic and Republican candidates."
She made the argument that US voters care about foreign policy because it affects their daily lives in tangible ways, like gas prices and national security.
Things like gas prices and our sense of security are affected by foreign policy, which is why it is essential to Americans. "People are worried that what's happening in other countries could happen here as well," she explained.
The US's standing as a world power has allegedly declined during Joe Biden's presidency, according to Donald Trump. He has also voiced his disapproval of how the Biden administration has managed the drawdown of US military from Afghanistan.
Although it did not significantly alter her poll chances, the professor from Florida University claims that the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump did help people understand her policies better.
"While her debate performance did not significantly impact the polls, it did assist voters unfamiliar with her policies in gaining a better understanding of her," Austin observed. That was crucial to her campaign's success in appealing to independent voters.
During their second presidential debate, Harris seemed to have the upper hand as she and Trump sparred on a variety of divisive topics, including abortion, immigration, and the crises in Gaza and Ukraine. While in Philadelphia in September, ABC News presided over the second presidential debate.
Sharon Austin also mentioned the politically divided US and expressed her sorrow at the murder attempts on Trump, describing them as "tragic and unfortunate." Stricter gun control regulations and increased efforts to protect public safety were her demands.
"America remains a politically polarized country," the professor said, reflecting on the rise of political violence and hatred in the United States and the assassination attempts on Trump. Two gunmen, one a registered Republican and the other a radical with Democratic party links, opened fire.
Although no one was hurt in the shootings, Kamala Harris' Arizona office was also the scene of another shooting. Both incidents were terrible and regrettable. More measures to guarantee public safety and stronger gun control regulations are necessary in the United States. According to her, any candidate might have been targeted in the same way as Trump.
Two separate plots to kill Trump occurred between July and September. An attempt on his life occurred in July during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Even in the face of a second assassination attempt in September, he managed to escape unharmed.
