{"id":2494972,"date":"2025-10-05T19:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T23:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-repeats-false-claim-2024-was-closest-election-in-21st-century\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T19:13:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T23:13:25","slug":"harris-repeats-false-claim-2024-was-closest-election-in-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-repeats-false-claim-2024-was-closest-election-in-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris repeats false claim 2024 was &#8216;closest&#8217; election in 21st century"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fharris-repeats-false-claim-2024-was-closest-election-in-21st-century%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=2494972&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 reports on former vice President Kamala Harris repeating a false claim that the 2024 presidential election was the &#8220;closest&#8221; election in the 21st century, asserting that President Donald Trump does not have a mandate. Harris made the statement during a speech in Houston while promoting her new book, *107 Days*. She described her campaign as an &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; and brief challenge against Trump, who has been running for office for a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Harris&#8217;s assertions, the 2024 election saw Trump winning decisively, securing all seven swing states, 312 Electoral College votes compared to Harris&#8217;s 226, and winning the popular vote with over 77 million votes against her 75 million. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-fired-most-of-twitter-brazil-sparking-claims-he-did-because-platform-undermined-bolsonaro\/\" title=\"Musk Fired Most Of Twitter Brazil, Sparking Claims He Did Because Platform Undermined Bolsonaro\">closest presidential election<\/a><\/a> of the 21st century was in 2000, between George W. Bush and Al Gore.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-argue-at-impeachment-trial-that-capitol-breach-wasnt-sparked-by-one-speech\/\" title=\"Democrats Argue at Impeachment Trial That Capitol Breach Wasn\u2019t Sparked by \u2018One Speech\u2019\">made similar claims<\/a> before and has been critical of Trump since his return to office,calling him an &#8220;incompetent,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-call-on-biden-to-relinquish-sole-authority-over-nuclear-strikes\/\" title=\"Democrats Call On Biden To Relinquish Sole Authority Over Nuclear Strikes\">unhinged president<\/a>.&#8221; Regarding her political plans, Harris has said she will not run for governor of California in 2026 and that a 2028 presidential run is &#8220;not my focus right now.&#8221; <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris repeats false claim 2024 was &lsquo;closest&rsquo; election in 21st century<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2363989\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> on Sunday repeated her false claim that the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-election\">2024 presidential election<\/a> was the &ldquo;closest&rdquo; in the 21st century, saying this means President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> doesn&rsquo;t have &ldquo;a mandate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris made the remark during a speech in Houston, Texas, while promoting her new book, <em>107 Days<\/em>. She commended her campaign for an &ldquo;unprecedented&rdquo; short run against Trump, saying Trump has been running for office &ldquo;for 10 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3837930\/watch-live-trump-speaks-virginia-navy-250th-anniversary\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks in Virginia for Navy&#8217;s 250th anniversary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3837886\/trump-fox-news-peter-doocy-mark-kelly-get-on-board\/\">Trump rips Fox News over Mark Kelly interview, tells network &#8216;get on board&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3837787\/hassett-legality-trump-dollar-coin-on-solid-ground\/\">Hassett rebuffs Tapper on legality of Trump commemorative $1 coin: &#8216;On solid ground&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s the other thing that is quite unprecedented, and it was the tightest, closest presidential election in the 21st century. He does not have a mandate. That is not a mandate,&rdquo; Harris said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kamala Harris SCREAMS about 2024: &#8220;It was the tightest, closest presidential election in the century! HE DOES NOT HAVE A MANDATE! HE HAS NO MANDATE! HE HAS NOT A MANDATE!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Kamala engaging in some election denial, she is also lying. Here&rsquo;s the margin of victory by raw&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yc78pUSm23\">pic.twitter.com\/yc78pUSm23<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1974880322639499542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/kamala-harris-keeps-incorrectly-claiming-she-lost-closest-election-to-trump\/\">made a similar claim<\/a> on Sept. 26 when she paid a visit to Howard University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump dominated the 2024 election against Harris, winning all seven swing states and securing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/statistics\/elections\/2024\">312 Electoral College votes<\/a> against Harris&rsquo;s 226. Trump also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/statistics\/elections\/2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won<\/a> the popular vote with over 77 million votes, with Harris receiving 75 million.<\/p>\n<p>The closest presidential election of the 21st century was actually in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/statistics\/elections\/2000\">2000<\/a>, when George W. Bush faced off against Al Gore. Bush lost the popular vote by roughly 500,000 votes, but won the Electoral College with 271 votes against Gore&rsquo;s 266.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3830633\/kamala-harris-memoir-jd-vance-vice-president-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WHAT JD VANCE COULD LEARN FROM KAMALA&rsquo;S MEMOIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s book hit the shelves on Sept. 23, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3817967\/kamala-harris-book-tour-takeaways-view-maddow-gma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">she&rsquo;s given multiple insights<\/a> into her short run as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s presidential nominee while promoting it. On <em>The View<\/em>, she said she underestimated how much voters wanted a change from the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: ...Pipeline... to Obama Admin Seen as ...Currency...\">vice president<\/a> has also dished criticism against Trump since the president returned to the White House, calling him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3827914\/harris-trump-unchecked-incompetent-unhinged-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an &ldquo;incompetent, unhinged president.&rdquo;<\/a> Regarding her political future, she said in late-July that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3486639\/kamala-harris-not-run-california-governor-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">she will not run for governor of California<\/a>, and said last month a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1488192595655142\">2028 run is &ldquo;not my focus right now.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris falsely claims 2024 was closest election this century<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2494974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kamala-false-claim-2024-election-closest-21st-century.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32431,32644,34659,4021,36160],"class_list":["post-2494972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-election-integrity","tag-false-claims","tag-harris","tag-political-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kamala-false-claim-2024-election-closest-21st-century.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2494972"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2494976,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494972\/revisions\/2494976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2494974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2494972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2494972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2494972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}