"It's Joe and Jill's decision. We all said that, like a mantra, as if we'd all been hypnotized. Was it grace, or was it recklessness? In retrospect, I think it was recklessness. The stakes were simply too high. This wasn't a choice that should have been left to an individual's ego, an individual's ambition. It should have been more than a personal decision."
"The former vice president, who became the Democratic nominee after Biden dropped out just 107 days before the 2024 election, delivered her sharpest critique yet, pulling back the curtain on the tense culture inside the White House, Biden's faltering debate performance, and the cold shoulder Harris says she received from his team. Here are five of the most eye-opening revelations from the release:"
"Even after Biden relented and announced he would not seek reelection, Harris fumes the president offered her a little more than an afterthought. In his highly anticipated Oval Office address, meant to steady Democrats and signal a seamless handoff to his vice president, Harris recalls that Biden went nearly the entire speech without naming her. For the woman about to lead the ticket, the nod landed more like a snub than a passing of the torch."
Kamala Harris portrays the 2024 campaign as dominated by Joe and Jill Biden's insistence that he remain the nominee, a choice she characterizes as reckless given the stakes. Harris describes a tense White House culture and recounts Biden's faltering debate performance. Harris says she received a cold shoulder from Biden's team and felt marginalized even when Biden announced he would not seek reelection. Harris became the Democratic nominee with only 107 days before the election and details a rapid scramble to lead the ticket amid internal strain and strategic turmoil.
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