'A lot of women are rising up': Harris hopes hinge on female vote

Polls show young women overwhelmingly support Harris - some of them tell the BBC why.

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On an abnormally warm fall morning on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus, dozens of students stood in line to vote at the university’s early voting centre.

Among them was Keely Ganong, a third-year student who was excited to vote for Harris.

“She’s just a leader that I would to look up to to represent my country,” she said.

“Gender equality is on the forefront of the issues,” said her friend Lola Nordlinger, referencing abortion rights. “A woman’s choice is something that’s so personal to her, and it really should be no one else’s decision.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y398q2kq4o

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