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Kamala Harris is now fighting in uncharted territory

The Democrats must decide between a coronation of the vice-president or a divisive contested convention.

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Joe Biden has made history. America’s oldest president has also become its first to voluntarily relinquish power since Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and before that arguably George Washington in 1796.

His decision to step down as nominee, which came after weeks of tortured Democratic Party debate about his waning cognitive abilities, is also likely to deliver more historic firsts.

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Edward Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times. He writes about American politics and the economy.

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