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John Power

Could US port strike be the ‘October surprise’ that trips up Kamala Harris?

Striking Philadelphia stevedores picket outside the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Port, on Tuesday, October 01, 2024 [Ryan Collerd/AP Photo]

Politics watchers in the United States have long spoken about the “October surprise” that has the potential to upend the presidential race in the final stretch.

With 45,000 dock workers going on strike at dozens of ports across the US, such a moment may have arrived.

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