Former Democratic nominee uncovers bizarre campaign moments, Biden tension, and other running mate choices
Kamala Harris’s new memoir, 107 Days, offers a postmortem of her whirlwind 2024 presidential campaign, launched in the wake of Joe Biden’s abrupt departure from the race.
The title is a reference to the brutally short window she had to convince Americans she should become their first female commander-in-chief. The Democrat lost all seven swing states and the election to Donald Trump.
Here are five things we learned from 107 Days:
In Harris’s telling, Joe Biden’s staff operated with a “zero-sum” mentality, believing that “if she’s shining, he’s dimmed”. This outlook, she suggests, led to her being sidelined and handed what her husband, Doug Emhoff, called “impossible, shit jobs”.
