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Harris is trying to cut into Trump's edge on the economy. It could decide the election.

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Kamala Harris is talking about the economy in hopes of winning over voters who continue to feel economic pain.

It may be the most deliberate and clear break she's had with Biden since taking over the ticket.

Biden spent the past year touting " Bidenomics " and insisting voters would give him credit for a slew of legislative victories.

But Harris is more willing to lean into voter angst over the cost of living and pitch herself as the best candidate.

Harris has waded into populist terrain that Trump has inhabited for years .

Unlike Trump , she is singling out wealthy interests that might be looking to make money on the backs of regular Americans .

Identifying villains may help Harris pick off some of the working-class voters who’ve gravitated to Trump .