Harris unsure she wants federal government role, book reveals
The article discusses revelations from former Vice President Kamala Harris’s upcoming book,*107 Days*. In it, Harris expresses doubt about continuing her role in the federal government system, which she now views as failing at multiple levels-executive, judicial, legislative, corporate, media, and institutional. She reflects on her initial desire to enact change from within the system but admits that the democratic “guardrails” she once trusted are weakening.
The excerpt also focuses on Harris’s reaction to her loss in the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump, whom she criticizes strongly, portraying his management as a rise of fascism and suggesting that she predicted its negative consequences. Harris’s future political plans remain uncertain; although she opted not to run for California governor, speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid persists.
The book has unsettled many Democrats who are unclear about Harris’s political intentions. critics argue the narrative includes grievances and blame-shifting that may not serve a coherent political strategy.Some view the book as a possible way for Harris to lay groundwork for another campaign, while others perceive it as her distancing herself from politics.
Among notable disclosures, Harris reveals that Pete Buttigieg was her preferred running mate in 2020, but she deemed it too risky to have a ticket featuring “a gay man and a Black woman married to a Jewish man.” Buttigieg expressed surprise at this reasoning and emphasized that building voter trust relies on actions rather than identity categories.
the book offers an introspective and candid look at Harris’s political journey, doubts, and the challenges she sees within America’s political system.
Harris ‘no longer sure’ she wants role in federal government, new book reveals
Former Vice President Kamala Harris wrote that she’s “no longer sure” if she wants to be in the “system” that she deemed as “failing” in her forthcoming book, 107 Days.
Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to President Donald Trump, and it’s unclear if she will run for elected office again.
“When I decided to become a prosecutor, I had to defend that decision to my family, like a student defending a thesis,” Harris wrote in her book. “I asked why, when we seek change, must it either be by breaking down doors or crawling on bended knee? I wanted a seat at the table. I wanted to make change from inside the system.”
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“Today I’m no longer sure about that,” she added. “Because the system is failing us. At every level—executive, judicial, legislative, corporate, institutional, media—every single guardrail that is supposed to protect our democracy is buckling. I thought those guardrails would be stronger. I was wrong.”
The new excerpt largely focuses on Harris’s thoughts following the election, her disapproval of Trump’s win as a “mandate,” and her path forward amid her unemployment.
At one point, she suggests the Trump administration is the rise of fascism and tells readers, “I told you so,” about the outcome of Trump’s election and his time in office.
Harris’s book will be released on Sept. 23, but several excerpts and advance copies have been released to tease it.
Harris’s future is the source of much speculation. Earlier this year, she announced she would not be running for governor of California, thereby increasing speculation she will seek another presidential bid in 2028.
But Democrats have signaled that they don’t understand her political strategy with the book, or whether she even wants to run for president for a third time.
“If there’s a political strategy here, it’s a bad one,” former Obama adviser David Axelrod told Politico of Harris’s book. “There’s an awful lot of grievances and finger-pointing that really doesn’t serve a political agenda.”
A different Democratic voice speculated whether she’s reassigning blame so she can run again or if she’s just settling scores. “When you write a book like this, it’s intentional,” said Pete Giangreco, a veteran Democratic consultant, to Politico. “The question is about intent now. Is she settling scores because she’s not running again, or is this her catharsis to assign blame somewhere else so she can say, ‘Give me another chance’?”
One anonymous Democratic strategist painted a one-way political picture for Harris.
“This reads like, good riddance to politics,” they said.
Among other headline-catching lines in her book, Harris said that Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) was not her first choice as her running mate. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was.
The former vice president thought it too risky to put a gay man and “a Black woman married to a Jewish man,” on the same presidential ticket.
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Buttigieg, a possible 2028 presidential contender, said he was “surprised” to hear the sentiment.
“My experience in politics has been that the way that you earn trust with voters is based mostly on what they think you’re going to do for their lives, not on categories,” Buttigieg said.
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