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- Harris is facing opposing pressures from Dems about whether to replace the FTC chair, Lina Khan.
- The VP hasn't given much away about her views on Khan in an apparent attempt to balance both sides.
- Harris has room to loosen the FTC's regulatory agenda, but risks upsetting progressives.
At a moment when the Democratic Party is trying to project unity, disagreements about corporate power and regulation are threatening to expose cracks in the solid exterior. Vice President Kamala Harris faces opposing pressures from opposite wings of her party about whether to replace Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, putting the presidential candidate in a delicate and awkward spot.