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Harris Memoir Names Buttigieg as First Veep Choice, Buttigieg Says He Was 'Surprised'

An Atlantic excerpt says she judged the pairing of a Black woman and an openly gay man as too risky for voters, with the full memoir set for release on Sept. 23.

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

  • Kamala Harris writes in 107 Days that Pete Buttigieg topped her 2024 shortlist but she decided the ticket would be "too big of a risk" and that he "would have been an ideal partner — if I were a straight white man."
  • Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz instead, and the Harris–Walz ticket lost to President Donald Trump and JD Vance in November 2024.
  • Buttigieg told Politico he was "surprised" by Harris’s account and urged "giving Americans more credit," saying voters judge campaigns by what candidates will do for their lives rather than identity.
  • The disclosure comes from an excerpt published by The Atlantic, with Harris’s book scheduled to be released Sept. 23 and a multi-city tour to follow starting Sept. 24.
  • The revelation has renewed Democratic debates over representation versus electability as both Harris and Buttigieg are discussed among potential 2028 contenders.