Two years in 100 days: ‘Extraordinary’ US election enters the home stretch

WASHINGTON: The 100-day sprint to the US election began on Sunday, the final act in a campaign transformed by an assassination attempt and the stunning exit of President Joe Biden.

After weeks of infighting and despondency over Biden’s candidacy, Democrats have largely consolidated behind Vice President Kamala Harris, radically reshaping a race that was fast becoming Republican nominee Donald Trump’s to lose.

Republican strategist Matt Terrill said Harris’s uniting of the Democrats had ensured a photo finish on Nov 5 ...