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Candidate quality matters, too: A strong campaigner like Riggs can eke out a victory through moving, personal appeals to voters who are mostly tuned out from politics.

Early Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that Rep. Mike Lawler, who holds a suburban New York seat, managed to eke out a second term.

She could also eke out a razor-thin victory that might take weeks to settle.

In the quarter, that helped the firm eke out a 0.3% sales rise in the US in stores open at least a year.

That should be enough for Harris to eke out a win — but it might not be.