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Harris Uses San Francisco Book Tour Stop to Revisit 2024 Loss and Push Prop 50

Strong early sales of '107 Days' are keeping her effort to recast the campaign’s choices in front of supporters.

Overview

  • Addressing a sold-out crowd at The Masonic on Oct. 5, she promoted a memoir that publisher Simon & Schuster says sold 350,000 copies in its first week.
  • She described election night as “traumatic,” saying she had not felt comparable grief since her mother’s death.
  • Pressed on the 2024 timeline, she said Joe Biden’s withdrawal left too little runway, adding, “we needed more time.”
  • She urged voters to support California’s Proposition 50, a November measure to allow a new congressional map that analysts expect would benefit Democrats.
  • In discussing her running-mate deliberations, she noted considering Pete Buttigieg in the book while emphasizing her praise for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.