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America at a crossroads

5 Nov 2024

A rush of excitement and exhaustion is perhaps the best way to describe the feelings among Americans and non-Americans alike, hours away from the voting day on November 5. Within the country, one of the tightest races in US presidential election history has epitomised the larger political divide which exists in American society today. All important issues at stake in this election including abortion, inflation, and immigration have divided the nation into almost equal halves. On the outside, countries, markets, and international institutions are on the edge, living with two possibilities until the winner is declared in the US and the losing side accepts it. The initial hopes ushered in by the euphoria surrounding Harris’ entry in the race gave her a substantive lead in polls over Trump, with race, gender, and age being largely in her favour.
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Authors

Harsh V. Pant, Vivek Mishra

Pages
7
Published in
India

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