Outside this week’s Democratic National Convention, beyond the lights and delirium, the Chicago venue was emblazoned with a curious sign: “A New Way Forward” it boomed, echoing a pledge Kamala Harris has taken to offering on the trail. “Together we will chart a new way forward,” is how she put it at a Milwaukee rally during the Convention.

By the time Barack Obama took to the stage and inspired the crowd to chant “yes she can!” you could have been forgiven for reviving all the hits in your own mind. Kamala Harris: change you can believe in. It kind of fits the fervour.

Donald Trump is struggling in the US election race as Kamala Harris leads in the polls.Credit: Artwork: Monique Westermann

But new? We should recall, because it’s easy to forget in these heady days, that Harris is, in fact, the vice president of the current........

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