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Harris crafting a 'tough' image for her campaign
With a moderate running mate, she could reclaim voters alienated by Trump.
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A 'grand young party' emerges on LI2m read
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Harris without Biden is a down-ballot mystery2m read
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Two messages I heard from Trump and the GOP convention2m read
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Puzzling anatomy of a would-be assassin2m read