In Kamala Harris Trump again confronts his worst nightmare

Image caption: Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Image by Salon / Getty Images. Article by Austin Sarat. Salon – July 22, 2024.

Fans of the Broadway musical Hamilton will remember a moment late in the show when, after a series of songs about Hamilton’s personal life, one of the characters asks plaintively, “Can we get back to politics?” Joe Biden’s courageous and patriotic decision to end his presidential campaign allows American voters to refocus their attention from questions of age and infirmity and get back to politics. The question now is what kind of politics will it be? […]

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