Washington — The Trump campaign is painting Kamala Harris as both a radical leftist and as insufficiently liberal to unite the progressive wing of her party behind Joe Biden.

In the 24 hours since Biden announced she would be his running mate, Harris was attacked for being “the most liberal US senator”, who would push the Democratic presidential ticket far to the left, and was also portrayed as a centrist whose moderate positions would prompt progressives led by Bernie Sanders to rebel...

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