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Chris Stein in Philadelphia

Democrats search for answers as blue Philadelphia turns towards Trump

Woman sits between men at barber shop
Kamala Harris in conversation with voters at the Philly Cuts barbershop in October. Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP

When Kamala Harris stopped at the west Philadelphia barber shop Philly Cuts just days before the election, its manager, James Browne, said the vice-president came off “almost like a favorite aunt”.

Harris seemed “genuine, kind, nice, very comforting” during the half-hour she spent in the shop while campaigning in the largest city in battleground state Pennsylvania, Browne said. “Meeting her in person was very different than seeing her on TV.”

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