SINGAPORE: Role playing as Republican candidate Donald Trump in a mock presidential debate in Singapore on Wednesday , Tina Datta argued valiantly against her Democratic counterparts, but ultimately lost.
Having heard what Singaporeans had to say of her party’s nominee over the years, Ms Datta noted that youths are often focused on his environmental policies, while business folk are more concerned about the global economy and how Mr Trump has pulled the United States out of regional trade pacts.Most Trump naysayers here also took issue with the combative tone of his politics, she added.
While Singapore may be on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the election buzz can be clearly felt among the American community here — and even among many Singaporeans. “Americans are mobilising more and the people have woken up, because they see that our democracy under Trump is under threat,” said Ms Reed.
Both candidates could not see eye to eye on universal healthcare plans: Mr Trump wants to scrap an Obama-era law that guaranteed healthcare coverage at the expense of business costs and the private insurance industry. But political observers noted that it is the growing role of party-based polarisation in US politics — not the core issues often talked about by both campaigns — that has underpinned the divisions in America over the years.
The role of partisanship, on the other hand, has dramatically become more important, said Dr Jones. In other words, a voter’s party affiliation is more likely to be the overriding factor when determining whether the person takes a conservative or a liberal stance on any particular issue. Dr Jeffrey M Stonecash, distinguished professor emeritus of political science at Syracuse University, told TODAY: “ have a very difficult time. They can't communicate to those who are really liberal or conservative.”
About eight in 10 Biden supporters rated the coronavirus outbreak as a “very important” issue, compared with about two in 10 Trump supporters. Healthcare was also very important for eight in 10 registered Democrats, and four in 10 Republicans. Florida is a key battleground state since it has the most number of electors among the swing states, and its choice of the candidate has been a reliable predictor of how the vote may go.
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