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Tales of the three-headed incumbent: Biden/Harris/Trump

Political Theater, Episode 341

Vice President and Democratic nominee for President Kamala Harris speaks at an event hosted by The Economic Club of Pittsburgh at Carnegie Mellon University on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Pa. President Joe Biden was in New York at the UN General Assembly and former President Donald Trump was on the campaign trail in Charlotte, N.C.
Vice President and Democratic nominee for President Kamala Harris speaks at an event hosted by The Economic Club of Pittsburgh at Carnegie Mellon University on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Pa. President Joe Biden was in New York at the UN General Assembly and former President Donald Trump was on the campaign trail in Charlotte, N.C. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
By Jason Dick and John T. Bennett
Posted September 26, 2024 at 11:33am

The 2024 presidential race feels a bit “incumbenty.” A former president, Donald Trump is running against first the current president, Joe Biden, and now the current vice president, Kamala Harris. There aren’t a lot of parallels.

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