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Anguish about Joe Biden’s candidacy is rational, polls suggest

Would Kamala Harris fare better?

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Editor’s note: On July 21st President Joe Biden said that he would not stand as the Democratic Party’s candidate in November’s election, and endorsed Kamala Harris, his vice-president, to be his successor.

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