Overview

• Excerpts from Kamala Harris’s forthcoming memoir say Pete Buttigieg topped her 2024 shortlist but the pairing felt “too big of a risk” for a Black woman to run with an openly gay man.
• Buttigieg told Politico he was “surprised” by the account and urged “giving Americans more credit,” arguing voters judge candidates on what they will do for their lives rather than identity.
• Harris praised Buttigieg’s political skills in the book, but she ultimately chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and the Harris–Walz ticket lost to President Donald Trump and JD Vance.
• Other passages fault Biden’s decision to seek reelection in 2024 as “recklessness,” adding new texture to long-running Democratic disputes over strategy and responsibility for the loss.
• The book, 107 Days, is set for release Sept. 23 with a tour to follow, ensuring continued attention to the party’s representation-versus-electability debate as 2028 prospects take shape.