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Three reasons why Donald Trump might outperform the polls

And three counter-arguments in Kamala Harris’s favour

Supporters of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gather near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Election Day, USA.
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