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Robert Tait in Washington

Harris has two paths to victory – Rust belt or Sun belt, polling analysts say

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Kamala Harris applauds at an event in, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Thursday. Photograph: Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Kamala Harris’s surge in popularity since replacing Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee has opened up a surprise second path to victory in November, according to a fresh analysis of recent voter surveys.

An aggregate of polls modelled by the Washington Post shows that the US vice-president has become newly competitive in four southern Sun belt states that were previously leaning heavily towards Donald Trump, the Republican nominee and former president.

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