How US elections and the economy are intertwined

US voters will face an election rematch between President Joe Biden and his immediate predecessor Donald Trump. PHOTOS: AFP, BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR
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Politics and economics have always been intertwined, often in ways that were mystifying in real time. We are living in another of those perplexing moments.

With the Super Tuesday primary results and a couple of important Supreme Court rulings behind us, it looks as if US voters will face an election rematch between President Joe Biden and his immediate predecessor Donald Trump.

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