No room for foreign policy in a US election marred by personal attacks

Let’s do a quick review before we look at where things are headed because, if we’ve learned anything amid the intrigue, it’s that the US election season is infested with black swans and red herrings, each one of which could produce an entirely new dynamic.

The latest polling averages compiled by FiveThirtyEight show Vance with an unfavourability rating of 39.6 per cent, and a favourability rating of 31.3 per cent, numbers that have steadily weakened since Trump picked the Ohio senator.

With the top of the Republican ticket leaning into sexism and misogyny as their primary messages, these numbers show us that most Americans do not want an administration animated by these ideologies, regardless of how much they might appeal to Trump’s immovable base.

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Kamala Harris, a trailblazer eyeing America’s highest glass ceiling

The contest is increasingly hers to lose. Let’s hope she will be ready to speak to the world by November.

Robert Delaney is the Post’s North America bureau chief