American Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris, 59, says she is “ready to serve” her country. She assures that anyone who sees her at work “draws the conclusion (that she is) fully capable of leading” The interview was carried out two days before the publication, last Thursday, of devastating comments by an American prosecutor on the memory of Joe Biden, 81.

The polls all underline that the Democrat's age is his main handicap, among voters who doubt his ability to assume a second term.