Kamala Harris

Our coverage of Kamala Harris, America’s Democratic vice president, including the latest on her 2024 election campaign and policies


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Could the Kamala Harris boost put Florida in play for Democrats?

Some party enthusiasts think so, but realists see re-energised campaigning there as a savvy Florida feint

The Economist explains

Who will be Kamala Harris’s running-mate?

She is reportedly vetting a dozen options. These are the top three

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Reliable numbers on Trump v Harris are scarce for now

But the forecasting and tracking of America’s presidential race will resume shortly

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What identity politics will Kamala Harris practise?

The lessons of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Hillary Clinton

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Is Kamala Harris “brat”?

America’s TikTok election just became more interesting

Finance and economics

Revisiting the work of Donald Harris, father of Kamala

The combative Marxist economist focused on questions related to growth

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The clues in Kamala Harris’s championing of reproductive rights 

Abortion has been the issue on which the presumptive Democratic nominee has been most visible and effective

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Which Kamala Harris is now at the top of the Democratic ticket?

The race to define the new presumptive nominee

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Can Kamala Harris win?

Joe Biden’s vice-president has an extraordinary opportunity. But she also has a mountain to climb

The Economist explains

Why have so few American presidents been from the West?

Kamala Harris’s nomination would be a milestone for the region

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How to decode Kamala Harris’s foreign policy

Expect tougher words on Israel, and continuity on Russia and China

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Kamala Harris carries the torch, and the burden, of Bidenomics

She aims to build on the president’s social-care agenda while escaping blame for inflation

Podcast The Intelligence

With cash and backing, Kamala Harris sails towards nomination

Also on the daily podcast: China’s unicorns become an endangered species and why Britain’s beach huts are so pricey

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Republicans adjust their attacks for their new foe, Kamala Harris

Ms Harris inherits some of Joe Biden’s vulnerabilities—and brings a few of her own

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Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Here’s what the polls say

How the Democrats’ likely candidate changes the race

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A prominent donor on why the Democrats shouldn’t anoint Kamala Harris

A competition to replace Joe Biden would better serve the party, and the country, argues Joe Ravitch

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