By Mayank Chhaya-
With barely two weeks days to go for the November 5 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as an overwhelming favorite among Indian American voters, according to a new poll.
The poll by the Indian American Impact (IAI) Fund, that represents Indian and South Asian communities, found that Harris has a whopping 48% lead over her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, among Indian American voters in battleground states.
The poll was conducted among 600 likely Indian American voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The poll also found that Harris voters are far more motivated than Trump voters 80% to 66%.
IAI said inflation, the economy and abortion are the main concerns in the election even as it found that a vast majority of the South Asian electorate remains firmly pro-choice with 76% saying abortion should be legal all or most of the time. Harris is also trusted more than Trump across many parameters, the poll found.
There are 400,000 South Asian American voters in the five battleground states, according to IAI.
With the election predicted to be extremely close their preference could make a decisive difference. MCR spoke to IAI executive director Chintan Patel to get a perspective.