Elections

Why Kamala Harris Needs to Step It Up Now—or She’ll Lose to Trump

TICK TOCK

Harris only needs thousands of votes in a handful of key states. The bad news is that there are no big stages ahead to easily reach those voters if Trump refuses to debate her.

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Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at North Western High School in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., September 2, 2024.
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The clock is ticking, and Kamala Harris is not yet where she should be in the must win battleground states. For all the joy and energy, she is (to Democrats) inexplicably behind where Joe

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