The US elections are just a few days away, and the world is watching. It is no longer a national event, but a global one. More than 80 million Americans have already cast their vote, according to a tally on October 29 from the US Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century.

The record-breaking pace—more than 58 per cent of the total 2016 turnout—reflects intense interest in the vote, in which incumbent Donald Trump, a Republican, is up against Democratic nominee Joe Biden, former vice-president. Ahead of the hotly contested election with several key issues up for debate, we engaged in a Trump versus Biden conversation.