Will it be Harris or Trump as USA’s 47th President?
While there are many other candidates on the ballot for president and other positions, from local to federal Senators- in some cases depending on the States- to the Education Boards, the race to watch is between the two main political organisations: the Democratic and Republican Parties.
A dead heat!
The candidate and second woman nominated for the Democratic Party and current Vice President, Kamala D. Harris, and the Republican candidate, former President Donald J. Trump, will go up against each other.
US polls show it’s a dead heat and any of the two could win.
‘We must continue long-term relationship with USA’- Willock
In an invited comment, Former Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock, who studied Political Science, noted that “even in the Virgin Islands there are mixed feelings, as I was surprised how many residents told me they were supporting Mr Trump.”
He noted for us, “We must continue our long-term relationship with the USA regardless of who wins, as they are the world's dominant power as well as being in our neighbourhood.”
Mr Willock opined: “We need to continue to access the US policy position on financial services, how we can keep the Territory attractive to increase our share of the Tourism market and develop some good net-working relationships with members in the White House and both the Senate and House of Representatives”.
There are also some state leaders like “governors who we need to foster a working relationship with to protect our own interests,” Mr Willock concluded.
Harris vs Trump: What are they promising?
Harris, the Democratic vice president, stands to be the first female president if elected. She has promised to work across the aisle to tackle economic worries and other issues without radically departing from the course set by President Joe Biden.
Trump, the Republican former president, has vowed to replace thousands of federal workers with loyalists, impose sweeping tariffs on allies and foes alike, and stage the largest deportation operation in US history.
According to the Associated Press, the two candidates spent the waning hours of the campaign overlapping in Pennsylvania, the biggest battleground state. They were trying to energise their bases as well as Americans still on the fence or debating whether to vote at all.
Harris and Trump entered Election Day focused on seven battleground states, five of them carried by Trump in 2016 before flipping to Biden in 2020: the “blue wall” of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as well as Arizona and Georgia. Nevada and North Carolina, which Democrats and Republicans respectively carried in the last two elections, also were closely contested.
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4 Responses to “Will it be Harris or Trump as USA’s 47th President?”
Moreover, one candidate dishes fear, hatred, grievances, revenge, retribution, division, tribalism, yearns to be an autocrat, anti-immigrant, cast the US as a ‘Garbage Can,’ proposes outrageous trade policies, believing that tge exporting country pays the tariff, etc. On the other hand, the other candidate campaigns on the promuse, hope, and optimism, focuses on abiding by the constitution, rule of law; preserving and protecting rights, freedoms and liberties; abiding by democratic principles, maintaining peace and security across the globe( capitalizing on the peace dividends attained after WWII) , fighting for socioeconomic policies to benefit the poor and working class, fighting for women’s right to control their own bodies, etc. Further, one candidate is running to stay out of jail, having been convicted of approx 34 felonies in New York and awaiting sentencing next week and has other cases pending.