"Kamala Harris watched mortified as her running mate, Tim Walz, fell into JD Vance's trap in last year's vice-presidential debate and fumbled a crucial answer, she writes in a campaign memoir. The former Democratic presidential nominee also admits that Walz had not been her first choice for vice-president in her book 107 Days, obtained by the Guardian ahead of its publication next week. Harris writes that her first choice would have been the then transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, a close friend of hers who is gay."
"Walz and Vance held a 90-minute debate, hosted by the CBS News network in New York, on 1 October. It was the last debate of the campaign and Harris hoped that Walz would be the closer. But Vance, previously vicious in attacking Harris, came with a strategy to tone down the anger and insults that characterise his boss, Donald Trump. Instead the Ohio senator presented himself as mild-mannered and eager to find common ground with Walz. When Tim fell for it and started nodding and smiling at JD's fake bipartisanship, I moaned to Doug, What is happening?' Harris writes. I told the television screen: You're not there to make friends with the guy who is attacking your running mate.' While Vance twice got fact-checked by the moderators, Walz ended up defending his record as governor of Minnesota, she continues. Then he fumbled his answer when the moderator, predictably, questioned why he had claimed to be in Hong Kong during the democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. Instead of simply saying he had got his dates mixed up and taking the opportunity to highlight human rights in China, Walz talked about biking in Nebraska."
Kamala Harris watched mortified as Tim Walz fell into JD Vance's trap during the vice-presidential debate and fumbled a crucial answer. Walz had not been Harris's first choice for vice-president; Pete Buttigieg was her preferred pick. Vance adopted a milder, bipartisan demeanor to disarm Walz, who responded with nods and smiles and ended up defending his gubernatorial record. When questioned about claiming to be in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests, Walz misanswered by mentioning biking in Nebraska instead of correcting his dates and highlighting human rights in China. Saturday Night Live later parodied the evening, and Walz expressed regret about his performance.
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