""Was it grace, or was it recklessness? In retrospect, I think it was recklessness," Harris said."
""The stakes were simply too high," Harris writes in the book. "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.""
""On his worst day, he was more deeply knowledgeable, more capable of exercising judgment, and far more compassionate than Donald Trump on his best. But at 81, Joe got tired. That's when his age showed in physical and verbal stumbles," Harris writes. "I don't think it's any surprise that the debate debacle happened right after two back-to-back trips to Europe and a flight to the West Coast for a Hollywood fundraiser.""
Kamala Harris characterizes the Democratic decision to leave President Joe Biden's 2024 re-election choice to him and Jill Biden as recklessness. The decision produced high stakes, she says, arguing it should not have rested on an individual's ego or ambition. Harris defends Biden's comparative knowledge, judgment, and compassion while noting that at 81 he became tired, which produced physical and verbal stumbles highlighted by a disastrous debate performance. That debate led to Biden's withdrawal in July 2024, placed Harris atop the Democratic ticket, and preceded an eventual loss to Republican Donald Trump.
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