Five things we learned from 107 Days, Kamala Harris's campaign trail memoir

"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: 1. The Biden-Harris partnership was deeply fractured by perceived slights and mistrust. 107 Days by Kamala Harris review no closure, no hope 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."

"First lady Jill Biden pulled Emhoff aside and demanded: Are you supporting us? The question provoked a furious outburst from Emhoff later in private. They hide you away for four years, he vented. And still, they have to ask if we're loyal? Hours before her pivotal debate against Trump, Harris received a call from Biden seeking to rewrite the history of his own disastrous debate performance while Harris was barely listening."

Kamala Harris launched a whirlwind 2024 presidential campaign after Joe Biden abruptly left the race. The campaign lasted 107 days, reflecting a brutally short window to convince Americans she should become the first female commander-in-chief. She lost all seven swing states and the election to Donald Trump. The Biden-Harris partnership was deeply fractured by perceived slights and mistrust. Biden's staff operated with a zero-sum mentality, sidelining Harris and assigning tasks Doug Emhoff called "impossible, shit jobs." Tensions surfaced on July 4 and in a pre-debate call from Biden that left Harris angry and disappointed. Harris believed Biden's decision to run was reckless and that his team was in denial while publicly maintaining confidence in his fitness to govern.

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