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Molly Ball’s Oct. 14 profile of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris left readers divided on how far the California Democrat will go in the 2020 presidential race. Fred Wirtz of West Bend, Iowa, said the story convinced him Harris makes decisions based on hard data, a trait that would make her a “very good President.” Yet some Twitter users doubted her national appeal, with @Cramirez6868 describing California politics as “a world away from the rest of the U.S.” and @dayalra tweeting that Harris’ 15 minutes of fame had passed: “She began with

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