A Storm, a Strike and War Abroad

“Vice President Kamala Harris has cast herself as a candidate of the future, but she has been yanked back by the problems of the present as the Middle East lurches toward a wider war, a longshoremen’s strike threatens to undermine the country’s economy and Americans across the Southeast struggle to recover from a deadly hurricane,” the New York Times reports.

“The confluence of domestic and global traumas combined to knock Ms. Harris off a message that has been carefully calibrated since she took over for President Biden to showcase her as the avatar of ‘a new way forward,’ as her slogan puts it.”

Los Angeles Times: Missiles, a hurricane and a strike: How 3 crises are shaping the presidential race.