US Polls | Dhruva Jaishankar highlights voter turnout, shifting loyalties as key factors in result

Nov 06, 2024

Maryland (USA), November 06 (ANI): As Americans cast their votes across the country, Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation America, remarked on the complexities of predicting the election outcome. He said that while the capital is a reliably Democratic stronghold, voter turnout across swing states like Nevada and Florida could be pivotal. With changing voting patterns, including increased early and mail-in voting, and signals that traditionally Democratic voters, such as young people and some minorities, may not vote along party lines, He emphasized that enthusiasm levels and turnout could shape the results in unpredictable ways. He said, "DC is a terrible place to observe the elections because Washington DC itself I think is the most reliably Democratic constituency in the US. And so it's a bit of a bubble. But just from the reports that are coming around across the US from Nevada to Florida where polls have opened in most of the US by now. I think the thing to watch out for is turnout, who comes to turnout and what the orientation is. This is very hard to predict because there are several factors at play. Traditionally, higher turnout has favored Democrats and it's something they have tried to do more to promote the vote. But this time around there's some indication that some traditionally Democratic voters including younger people, and men, including some minorities may not vote reliably Democratic anymore. This is all further complicated by the fact that there's been a surge in early voting and mail-in voting largely as a result of the pandemic from four years ago. So all of this has made it much more difficult to predict the outcome. But I think one thing to look for generally is the level of enthusiasm for both major presidents..."