"Former Vice President Kamala Harris' new memoir, 107 days, is out Tuesday with a mix of insights and unanswered questions about her historically short run for president after former President Joe Biden dropped out. In the tumultuous weeks after Biden's disastrous debate performance last summer - when high-profile Democrats began to question his ability to beat Trump - first lady Jill Biden pulled aside Harris' husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, to ask if they were standing by the Bidens. Harris says that irked Emhoff."
"In another instance, two months into Harris' bid, right as she was about to get on the debate stage, Harris writes that Biden called her. He wished her luck - but then spent time on the call asking if she was bashing him to "powerbrokers." In an interview on MSNBC Monday night, Harris admitted, "I have and had a certain responsibility that I should have followed through on. ... When I talk about the recklessness, as much as anything, I'm talking about myself.""
Kamala Harris made a brief presidential bid after President Joe Biden withdrew, facing intensified scrutiny following Biden's poor debate performance. Key moments included Jill Biden asking Harris' husband for his allegiance, which irked him, and a pre-debate call in which Biden wished Harris luck but questioned whether she criticized him to powerbrokers. Harris acknowledged personal responsibility and described her own recklessness in an MSNBC interview. After serving in a vice presidential role that limited her national visibility, Harris spent weeks reintroducing herself on the campaign trail but offered few concrete policy prescriptions on issues like transgender athletes and Gaza.
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