{"id":2491119,"date":"2025-09-25T15:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-embarrassing-democrats-turn-on-kamala-harris-over-unhelpful-and-divisive-new-book\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:44:15","slug":"its-embarrassing-democrats-turn-on-kamala-harris-over-unhelpful-and-divisive-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-embarrassing-democrats-turn-on-kamala-harris-over-unhelpful-and-divisive-new-book\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s Embarrassing&#8217;: Democrats Turn on Kamala Harris Over &#8216;Unhelpful and Divisive&#8217; New Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fits-embarrassing-democrats-turn-on-kamala-harris-over-unhelpful-and-divisive-new-book%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2491119&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the backlash within the Democratic Party following former Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s new book and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/well-known-colorado-animal-rights-lawyer-arrested-after-allegedly-hiring-hitman-to-murder-husbands-girlfriend\/\" title=\"Well-Known Colorado Animal Rights Lawyer Arrested After Allegedly Hiring Hitman To Murder Husband\u2019s Girlfriend\">media appearances<\/a>. Harris&#8217;s portrayal of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vance-to-appear-with-ron-desantis-at-turning-point-action-rally-in-ohio\/\" title=\"J.D. Vance to Appear With Ron DeSantis at Turning Point Action Rally in Ohio\">unsuccessful presidential campaign<\/a> as blameless has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reopened internal party wounds<\/a> and drawn criticism from Democratic strategists and advisers. They argue that at a critical time when Democrats need unity to oppose the Trump administration, Harris&#8217;s memoir, which includes grievances and finger-pointing, is seen as divisive and unhelpful. Critics say that instead of offering strong leadership,Harris has come across as a sore loser and politically ineffective,damaging her reputation and raising doubts about her future role in the party. the article also highlights negative reactions from both Democratic insiders and political commentators who question her political skills and authenticity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s narrative of her losing presidential campaign, in which she emerges blameless &mdash; unlike just about everyone else &mdash; is reopening wounds Democrats wanted to heal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In an era where Democrats need all hands on deck in the fight to protect the country and the constitution from the lawlessness of the Trump administration, she had a real opportunity to be a critical voice in the resistance,&rdquo; Michael Hardaway, a Democratic strategist who served as a senior adviser to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/24\/kamala-harris-book-tour-democrats-00577679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This book seems to be unhelpful and divisive in a way that makes it hard for her to be the face of the party as we look to the future,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>An adviser to a potential 2028 candidate who Politico did not name said Harris is going the wrong way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128293;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaraLeaTrump?\">@LaraLeaTrump<\/a>: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll save everybody the 320 pages of reading her book&hellip;Kamala Harris is not president right now because she was a bad candidate, with a bad message, who chose a bad running mate, didn&rsquo;t connect with the American people, and she was completely inauthentic.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KxvfJndWJm\">pic.twitter.com\/KxvfJndWJm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1970227273413595160?\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At a time when people are looking for a vision and leadership &hellip; and want to see leaders rise to the level of threat facing the country, it&rsquo;s pretty crazy she chose to write a gossip book that prioritizes the pettiness of her politics,&rdquo; the adviser said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s embarrassing for her, and for all Democrats, considering she was the leader of the party less than a year ago.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a former staffer for Harris and former President Joe Biden said the more Harris makes the rounds of talk shows to offer her version of reality, the more Americans &ldquo;start seeing her as a sore loser.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala Harris tells Rachel Maddow that she didn&rsquo;t say Pete Buttigieg wasn&rsquo;t picked to be VP because he was gay, and then she gives a two minute word salad anser confirming what she wrote in the book, that she didn&rsquo;t pick him because he&rsquo;s gay &#128514;<\/p>\n<p>My God, did we dodge a bullet <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cYFA0V5BqQ\">pic.twitter.com\/cYFA0V5BqQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LangmanVince\/status\/1970436179154587888?\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Harris has said she should have stood up to Biden over his decision to seek a second term.<\/p>\n<p>In her book, Harris wrote, &ldquo;the stakes were simply too high,&rdquo; and it &ldquo;should have been more than a personal decision&rdquo; for Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The book has left advisers wondering why Harris burned so many bridges.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If there&rsquo;s a political strategy here, it&rsquo;s a bad one. There&rsquo;s an awful lot of grievances and finger-pointing that really doesn&rsquo;t serve a political agenda,&rdquo; David Axelrod, an adviser to former President Barack Obama, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/19\/kamala-harris-new-book-befuddles-dems-00574304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you write a book like this, it&rsquo;s intentional,&rdquo; said Pete Giangreco, a &nbsp;Democratic consultant. &ldquo;The question is about intent now. Is she settling scores because she&rsquo;s not running again, or is this her catharsis to assign blame somewhere else so she can say, &lsquo;Give me another chance&rsquo;?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let&rsquo;s be honest: Kamala Harris is not now &mdash; nor has she ever been &mdash; a good candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Her re-entry into the political world this week has reminded me of this fact.<\/p>\n<p>She&rsquo;s not good on her feet. She&rsquo;s inauthentic. She speaks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-attempts-to-speak-complete-sentence-when-asked-about-high-gas-prices\/\" title=\"VP Harris Attempts to Speak Complete Sentence When Asked About High Gas Prices\">word salads<\/a>. She has never demonstrated an&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p31I9m2rLv\">pic.twitter.com\/p31I9m2rLv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCillizza\/status\/1970889170810769612?\">September 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Harris steps on toe after toe, she reminds some of why she lost.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris&rsquo; recent media tour to tout her memoir &mdash; &ldquo;107 Days&rdquo; &mdash; has reminded me of something I think I have long known: She is simply not a very good politician. And she hasn&rsquo;t gotten much better over her decades in the business,&rdquo; CNN&rsquo;s Chris Cillizza <a href=\"https:\/\/chriscillizza.substack.com\/p\/resolved-kamala-harris-is-and-always?utm_source=post--title&amp;publication_id=1301210&amp;post_id=174447148&amp;utm_campaign=-post-title&amp;isFre=true&amp;r=3nk0lr&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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