Overview

• In an excerpt of 107 Days published by The Atlantic, Kamala Harris wrote that Pete Buttigieg “would have been an ideal partner—if I were a straight white man,” calling a ticket with him “too big of a risk.”
• Politico reported that Buttigieg said he was surprised by the account, argued for “giving Americans more credit,” and maintained that trust is earned on results “not on categories,” adding the concern “was not something that we ever talked about.”
• On MSNBC’s The Weekend, co-hosts Eugene Daniels and Jonathan Capehart defended Harris’s calculation, with Daniels saying “this country is run on categories.”
• A Boston Herald editorial urged Democrats to move away from identity-first calculations and focus on policy and outcomes, citing polling that voters prioritize performance over demographics.
• Coverage noted Harris chose Tim Walz as her 2024 running mate, with some outlets characterizing his campaign role as problematic, and the back-and-forth is being read as part of early positioning for 2028.