American Voter: Ashley Yanez

US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling for the presidency in a sharply divided United States. Trump has been focusing on “law and order”, Biden has been trying to strike a conciliatory note. The Black Lives Matter movement, and whether Trump will release his taxes are among the many issues Americans will consider when choosing their president. As the hotly contested election approaches, Al Jazeera has been speaking to voters across the US asking nine questions to understand who they are supporting and why. Ashley Yanez [Courtesy of Ashley Yanez]Age: 31 Occupation: Student/Unemployed due to COVID-19 and Vice Chairwoman for the Republican National Hispanic Assembly- CA of Riverside County  Residence: Riverside County, California   Voted in 2016 for: Donald Trump Will Vote in 2020 for: Donald Trump Top Election Issues: Economy and Law and Order Will you vote? Why or why not? “I am going to be voting in this upcoming election for the reason that I feel it’s my civic duty. “I feel like if anyone has an opinion or just wants to make a comment about something – I am very much a ‘doer’ – so there’s a lot of people that are talking about certain issues so … I also have friends who don’t vote, they complain a lot, but they don’t vote. That’s the one thing that we can do as Americans – that’s our right! So, go out and vote!” What is your number one issue? “I’m really torn between just picking one issue right now. “I think pre-COVID, it would have been just one. But my two big issues that I feel are the most important are the economy – and I feel that under President Trump, and prior to COVID, we had one of the best economies ever, and I know that moving forward he’s going to be the best person to get us back to where we were. The second issue for me right now is law and order. We’re seeing in Democratic-run states city council members voting on defunding the police, mayors encouraging months of anarchy in the streets, certain organisations setting fires and destroying businesses, and I don’t want that. It’s really scary for me! So those are the two biggest issues over why I’m going to be voting.” style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;">