In the first episode of a new series on the US election, the FT's Peter Spiegel and Rana Foroohar examine how the global pandemic might affect the outcome – especially in the key swing states of Arizona, Texas and Florida, which are among the states worst hit by Covid-19. See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132

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