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Democratic presidential candidate campaigns in university city of Ann Arbor as polls show state on knife-edge

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Appearing together in the home town of Michigan's largest university, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sought to burnish their credentials with young voters and soothe Democrats who had grown nervous as the apparent deadlock in the race for the White House has dragged on.

Is Kamala Harris alienating progressives as she courts anti-Trump Republicans? The vice-president is relying on support of high-profile GOP refuseniks as she moves to the centre despite warnings from progressives. I don't think having Liz Cheney on the team helps at all, because she doesn't bring a flock of votes with her," said James Zogby, a member of the Democratic National Committee.

What's the latest at the Post? Editorial board members David Hoffman and Molly Roberts both resigned yesterday, with forceful letters indicating their reasons.