From joy to defeat: the Kamala Harris campaign in 10 events

A historically brief campaign began with a surprise pullout and ended on the site of Trump's 2020 attack on democracy

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Kamala Harris's campaign was seen by many of her supporters, and others across the world, as having the potential of saving American democracy from an existential threat and a sign that US politics might be returning to a more normal state of affairs.

With a Donald Trump victory on Wednesday morning, that potential disappeared.