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And not just the fear associated with it, but all the baggage that ISIS carries and Islamic State carries.
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Her record as a prosecutor was unwieldy baggage for a Democratic primary shadowed by a movement for racial justice.
—Charlotte Alter/philadelphia, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
The poll also suggests that Harris starts out free of some of the same baggage that burdened Biden.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
Even though Harris has been serving as Biden’s deputy, the Vice-Presidency is a much less visible and consequential post, which carries considerably less baggage and isn’t closely associated with economic policy.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Her record as a prosecutor was unwieldy baggage for a Democratic primary shadowed by a movement for racial justice.
—Charlotte Alter/philadelphia, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
The poll also suggests that Harris starts out free of some of the same baggage that burdened Biden.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
Even though Harris has been serving as Biden’s deputy, the Vice-Presidency is a much less visible and consequential post, which carries considerably less baggage and isn’t closely associated with economic policy.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Baggage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baggage. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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