The Question Hanging Over Harris’s Campaign
Can she say no?
Reihan Salam
Reihan Salam is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the president of the Manhattan Institute. He is the author of Melting Pot or Civil War? and a co-author of Grand New Party. Salam was formerly the executive editor of National Review, a contributing editor at National Affairs, a Slate columnist, and a National Review Institute policy fellow.
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