Kamala Harris has had a big effect on the polls
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, we examine the early polling that suggests that the US presidential race is tightening, now that Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee.
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