Wednesday Briefing: A Look at Harris’s Polling Lead

The presidential election is less than 70 days away. This is what we’re watching.

Vice President Kamala Harris has enjoyed an extraordinary month, taking leads in most national and battleground states. Multiple events have allowed her bask in the national spotlight, from her entry into the race to the Democratic National Convention. But will she be able to sustain this political sugar high?

The coming weeks will tell. Voters haven’t cemented their views on Harris, but Donald Trump has struggled to cast her in a negative light. And though Harris hasn’t faced any real roadblocks in her campaign (like obvious missteps, tough news cycles, hard-hitting investigations), “at some point, expect this to change,” my colleague Nate Cohn writes. “It typically does.”

One thing the Harris and Trump campaigns share is their embrace of tariffs as a way to protect American manufacturing and workers, though their approaches vastly differ.

Trump has floated the idea of an across-the-board surcharge on global exports, with an especially high tariff on China. Economists warn that such a policy could badly damage international trade, increasing prices for consumers. Harris has shared few specifics on her approach, but a spokesperson said she would “employ targeted and strategic tariffs.”

Here’s what else to know:

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