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Harris Memoir Excerpt Says Buttigieg Was Her First Running Mate Pick, Deemed Too Risky

The disclosure, published by The Atlantic ahead of next week’s book release, refocuses Democrats on electability over representation.

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris, right, next to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, speaks during a plenary session of the US-ASEAN Summit, May 13, 2022, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Overview

  • Harris writes that Pete Buttigieg “would have been an ideal partner — if I were a straight white man,” concluding that a Black woman paired with a gay man was “too big of a risk.”
  • She instead chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and the Harris–Walz ticket lost to Donald Trump and JD Vance in November 2024.
  • The excerpt praises Buttigieg as a skilled communicator and notes Harris’s friendship with him and his husband, Chasten.
  • Spokespeople for Harris and Buttigieg declined comment, and reporting indicates the two did not discuss her reasoning during the selection process.
  • Her memoir, 107 Days, is set for Sept. 23 release with a 15-city tour beginning Sept. 24, as both Harris and Buttigieg are floated as potential 2028 contenders.