GRACELIN BASKARAN: Kamala Harris likely to shake up US trade policy
I was sitting at Washington’s Dulles Airport on Sunday night when the news flashed across the screen: Joe Biden had dropped out of the US presidential race, less than a week after former president Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt. Quite a time to be living in Washington.
Both the US electorate and donors have taken Kamala Harris’ ascension positively. She raised more than $80m in her first 24 hours, and a Reuters/Ipsos poll found she is leading Trump 44% (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/americas/2024-07-23-kamala-harris-assails-trump-and-pledges-unity-in-debut-rally/) to 42%. A poll done by NPR/PBS/Marist found that Harris and Trump are tied with 42% of polled voters. ..
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