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Tressie McMillan Cottom on Why Trump Is Struggling to Box Harris In

Tressie McMillan Cottom on Why Trump Is Struggling to Box Harris In

Update: 2024-08-221
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Should voters care about Kamala Harris’s identity? In this audio essay, the sociologist and New York Times Opinion columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom argues that while we shouldn’t ignore the unprecedented nature of Harris’s campaign, the Democrats need to balance that newness against the electorate’s desire to return to a time of political normalcy.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom on Why Trump Is Struggling to Box Harris In

Tressie McMillan Cottom on Why Trump Is Struggling to Box Harris In

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