IrishStar.com journalist Rudi Kinsella is an Irishman observing the chaos unfolding in the US - here he gives his take ahead of one of the most significant elections ever
With the US election upon us, thousands of Americans will have already cast their vote. It looks set to be an extremely close race - with Donald Trump currently leading the polls.
Whatever happens in every other global election will barely register in the Irish news cycle. Perhaps this is just proof that the ties between Ireland and the US are as strong as ever. In Ireland though, we do have an objectively better way of electing our officials - the PR-STV. It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than how it's done in the US. How is it fair that a candidate could receive millions more votes and still not win the election? Americans 50 years from now may look back on this way of doing things with great shame and confusion.
With regard to this election, if I were a US citizen, I'd vote for Kamala Harris. The way Trump speaks about women is abhorrent, he has been convicted of sex offences, and he is a convicted felon. For these reasons, if he were running in Ireland, he wouldn't stand a chance. To me, it's a no-brainer. Trump simply should not be the president of a country. However, it's not as if Kamala Harris is a perfect candidate. Far from it. The Irish people have made it clear that we recognize Palestine, and that the ongoing violence in Gaza should be stopped at all costs. Meanwhile, Kamala has said that if elected, she will "ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself.
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