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After the convention, Harris has to turn the vibe into votes
The more the vice president has to campaign on policy rather than personality, the harder it is to keep the Democrats’ fractious voter base together.
Emma DoyleUS political commentatorThe balloons have dropped, the stars are headed back to Hollywood, and that’s officially a wrap on the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
After a breathless month-long sprint to launch Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new presidential nominee, the party pulled off an electrifying convention. Despite worries that pro-Palestinian protests could bring back echoes of the 1968 Chicago convention’s riots, the worst that can be said is that organisers couldn’t keep the schedule on track, leading to late nights for US East Coast viewers waiting to watch the headliners.
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