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Obamas ignite Harris campaign but warn of tight race

Matthew Cranston

Chicago | Former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama electrified Vice President Kamala Harris’ race to the White House with impassioned speeches at the Democratic National Convention in which they also warned of a tight race against Donald Trump in a divided country.

Mr Obama, who was instrumental in replacing President Joe Biden with Ms Harris on the top of the Democrat ticket, told a roaring crowd on Tuesday night (Wednesday AEST) that the vice president would not be a self-centred leader like Trump, but focus on improving Americans’ lives.

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Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com

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