A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks

If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris

NEXT WEEK tens of millions of Americans will vote for Donald Trump. Some will do so out of grievance, because they think Kamala Harris is a radical Marxist who will destroy their country. Some are fired up by national pride, because Mr Trump inspires in them the belief that, with him in the White House, America will stand tall. Yet some will coolly opt to vote Trump as a calculated risk.

This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “What could possibly go wrong?”

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