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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Mattinson and Claire Ainsley

How the lessons of the UK election could help Kamala Harris defeat Donald Trump

Kamala Harris can offer middle-class US voters the combination of stability and change voters they crave
Kamala Harris can offer middle-class US voters the combination of stability and change voters they crave. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

On 4 July, against all odds, Labour overturned the most shattering defeat in decades to win a stunning landslide. A talented and energetic party team deserves huge credit for this victory: effective communications, innovative digital output, creative policy culminating in the five missions, organisationally brilliant events and a super-efficient ground force – all under the leadership of campaign director Morgan McSweeney and political leads Pat McFadden and Ellie Reeves.

It was a cohesive campaign united by its sharp, disciplined focus on our very tightly defined “hero voters”. Could a similar single-mindedness help Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump on 5 November?

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