India, Oct. 24 -- With less than two weeks left for the US presidential elections, the polls are being closely tracked. Currently, the two candidates - Democrat Kamala Harris, and Republican Donald Trump -are locked in a tight contest, with Harris gaining a small lead. On a recent visit to the capital city of Washington, D.C., I spoke to a few residents and most people from my informal research sample believe that Harris will win. "Kamala comes from a middle-class background and understands the value of money. Trump never had to struggle a day in his life. Kamala gets us; she's got to win," says James, a taxi driver who migrated from Ghana to the USA and is an American citizen who will be casting his vote for the first time.

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