U.S. Elections: assessing its wider impact

We continue our special podcast series on the U.S. election. With less than 2 weeks to go before the election on November 8th, Ambassador Neelam Deo discusses the impact this election may have on the simultaneous race for the U.S. Congress and Senate, as well as the larger effect that this election may have on political discourse around the world.

In the twelfth episode of this podcast mini-series on the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, Ambassador Neelam Deo, Director at Gateway House, shifts the focus from the presidential candidates to analyse the wider context and impact of the elections. Listen in to learn more about the American electoral system, the battle for the U.S. congress, and the impact of Trump’s election campaign on American society.

Highlights:

(1:05) The mechanism of the American electoral system
(2:10) Two significant caveats to the current poll results
(4:30) How the millennials will vote
(6:00) The peculiarity of the swing state battles in this election
(8:05) The implication of a Democratic Party-controlled Senate and House of Representatives
(12:00) Wider significance of these elections on social issues and migration, global faith in democratic governance, U.S.’s policy of military interventions, international trade, and other issues.

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Hosted by Virpratap Vikram Singh, Website Content Manager, Gateway House

Produced by Arjun Chawla, Researcher, Gateway House and Virpratap Vikram Singh, Website Content Manager, Gateway House