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American comedian Rajiv Satyal, reflecting on the trends leading up to the US presidential election, noted Indian Americans could be a decisive factor in many states, referring to them as holding the "margin of victory".
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Satyal noted that light was overcoming darkness, alluding to potential election outcomes. He also voiced his support for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
When asked about Indian American voters mentioning that they could be on the margin of victory in many states, he said, "I've never heard it spun better that we are in small numbers here. It's just so great. Almost the smaller the number of people, like Eskimos, could be the margin of victory".
Satyal added, "The way you said margin of victory, not margin of error, because the way we're raised, we don't think of ourselves as error. There's no mistake that we've made here. We're the margin of victory".
Referring to an event he hosts, citing Diwali and Halloween coinciding, the comedian asserted, "Light is cancelling out dark. Actually, maybe let's hope that does happen for this election because I'm clearly on the side of Aunty Kamala (Harris)".
"She's half Indian and half Black, meaning this would be the first time that Whites do not have any of the presidency. You realise that, right? Because they still had half of it during Ababa's time. They still had half of it. This will be none of it. Can white people deal with it? Let's hope. I think so," Satyal said.
When asked about some people referring to themselves as undecided, Satyal shared a different perspective. He said,"There are some people on the fence between Kamalism and fascism".
"...I think of this in this context where people will go, Look, these two choices are so different. How can it be hard for you to make up your mind? Just because you have two different choices doesn't mean you have a good choice. There are people in the middle, going, I can't truck with either one of them. Now, I'm all in on Kamala, but I get it, though," he said.
The United States is set to elect its next president on November 5, with Republican Donald Trump going up against Democrat Kamala Harris. Predictions indicate that this could be one of the closest contests in US history.
Published On:
Nov 4, 2024
