A professor of Political Science at the Bayero University, Kano, Professor Kamilu Sani Fagge has predicted that US president, Donald Trump may lose Tuesday’s presidential election due to his handling of coronavirus in the country and his disposition toward the minority groups.
Fagge stated this in an interview with Daily Trust on the election.
“The elections in United States usually follow the pattern of public opinion. And, from all indications, it seems like Joe Biden is most likely to win, because, up till yesterday and even today, the margin between them is up to 12% or so. So, if these things are to hold as they are, Biden is likely to win.
“But, this depends on a number of factors. The first factor is that Biden’s constituency to turn out en masse and vote. His constituency is the youths, women and minorities. This is where he has his major support. So, if these people should come out, he is likely to win.
“But, if there turnout is low, probably Trump will win because the conservative uneducated whites in swing states will change the direction. So this is the likelihood of it.
“Trump may lose the election because of so many things. First is his policies. Trump is literally reckless in terms of his speeches, so he angered so many sectors of the society be it women, be it minorities, be it poor and so on. So, he has a very reckless approach to these.
“Secondly is the issue of Coronavirus. He consistently refused to accept that there is problem. The pandemic is biting hard in the US, but the way he is handling it, will also likely cost him the election.
“The third element is the fact that many Americans are tired of his own policies, especially issues of tax evasion, his talk about gender, his talk about minorities, is daunting the image of America in the eyes of the world, especially its major partners in NATO are not happy with the way he is handling things. So I see America is finding itself being gradually isolated in world affairs.
“So, all these issues are likely to contribute to his electoral failure.”
