Advance voting is underway in the United States. More than 7 crore votes have already been cast. The final counting of votes will begin as soon as the November 3 polls are over. People's verdict: Donald Trump or Joe Biden, who is going to the White House? With the presidential election looming, the last days of tension are underway.
The 2020 US presidential election is very important and historic for a number of reasons. If Biden wins, he will be the country's oldest president. If his partner Kamala Harris becomes vice president, that too will be quite significant. Not only is Kamala the first woman in the country, but Kamala's Indian identity and not being white is also significant. And if Trump wins, he will be the first president to reach the threshold of impeachment, who has been re-elected after falling far behind in terms of popularity. The turmoil of various incidents and accidents is therefore revolving around the US presidential election.
The issue of voting in the United States, a democratic country, is quite complex. How complex and uncertain, was felt in the last 2016 election. Trump came to power after losing in the popular vote but was elected president. Even in power, practically, he has earned the title of 'unpopular' through his words and deeds. Electoral opinion polls also reflect his 'unpopularity'. The Republican candidate, the current President Donald Trump, is far behind the rival Democrat candidate.
In the last four years, President Trump has multiplied the controversy by winning the 'questionable' election in 2016. He is probably the only president who has consistently attacked civil rights, public welfare, democracy, dissent opinions and immigration. These are not the end. From natural disasters to environmental protection, even in the current climate of extremes, how to launch an staunch attack on science, Trump has proved to be the worst.
The leader of world capitalism, one of the richest countries in the United States, has faced many problems at home and abroad under the leadership of President Trump. The richest and most developed country has suffered the most from the global pandemic of coronavirus. Corona has already killed more than 250,000 people in the United States. It is also a matter of time before one crore people are infected, which is the same number as in the whole of Europe and slightly less than in India. The lion's share of the more than four and a half million victims worldwide are citizens of the Trump-ruled United States.
The accusation against Trump from all quarters is that the way in which the Corona pandemic has been "tackled" due to gross incompetence and indifference is expected to increase the number of infections and deaths. "Proper hygiene, wearing a mask, arranging rapid tests from scratch and, above all, the right leadership could have prevented at least 90 per cent of these deaths," said a study by Columbia University.
Not only is there an increase in deaths or infection in Corona, but rising unemployment, an imbalance in health care, and social inequality continue to rise under the Trump administration. The current government has made the poorer part of American society more dilapidated and endangered. However, Trump claims that "America has seen the best economy in its time." But the data says that the US GDP in the pre-Corona period is the same as in the Obama era - an average of 2.5 percent. Trump also claims that the country's unemployment rate was the lowest during his time before the epidemic. But he did not forget that the rate has been declining since the Obama administration. Trump's claim on black development is also futile. This is because black citizens are the most economically disadvantaged and laid off during the Corona period. This information is now coming to the fore on the eve of the election.
Many more arrows of accusation are being thrown against Trump in the run-up to the polls. That being said, Trump has also waged a cultural war during the last four years of his administration. He has chanted the mantra 'America vs. Others' to maintain his support base. From immigration to abortion rights, firearms laws, etc., he has continued to campaign on various issues. He has tried to inspire a very hard liner and extremist white group. There are fears that if the outcome of the vote is not to his liking, Trump could arm them this time around, which would be an ultimate omen for democracy, stability and peace.