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As it becomes increasingly likely that women will decide this presidential election, both parties are scrambling for women’s votes. Kamala Harris continues to position herself as the “girls’” candidate by foregrounding abortion rights and appearing with Beyoncé and on podcasts like Call Her Daddy. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance seem to be recognizing that a campaign whose gendered messaging has consisted almost entirely of overt misogyny is not doing them any favors with women voters. The last few weeks have seen the Republican ticket making a host of promises to women: to “protect” them, to give them “choices” that...

Is America an idea or a homeland? That question lies at the heart of this roller coaster of a presidential race. It’s about whether we Americans should continue to set our sights on global leadership and enforcing universal principles or instead hunker down and take care of our own. President Biden, in his speech on Wednesday explaining why he withdrew his candidacy, described America as “the most powerful idea in the history of the world.” In language echoing legacy Republicans like Ronald Reagan, Mr. Biden said that it was “an idea stronger than any army, bigger than any ocean, more...