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5 September 2024

The Harris campaign is stalling

Pennsylvania remains the key state for both parties.

By Ben Walker

Kamala Harris has had a good start as the Democrats’ nominee. But the vice-president’s numbers, while better than President Biden’s after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump, still put her chances of victory in the presidential election on a knife-edge. As we enter September, it appears the Harris campaign is stalling.

With reports that Trump’s campaign is in a state of free fall, it feels as though both sides – weighed down by ineptitude and inhibition – are hobbling to the finish line.

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