Can Kamala Harris sway Indian American voters?
By DW
17 August 2020 |
1:01 pm
Many Indian Americans see the choice of Kamala Harris as the Democratic running mate as a symbol of progress. However, most of them were likely already planning to vote for Joe Biden in November's presidential election.
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