US EditionHarris says Buttigieg was her 'first choice' for 2024 running mate but the pairing was too risky
Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz over Pete Buttigieg as her 2024 running mate due to concerns about voter acceptance of a Black woman paired with an openly gay man, according to her memoir.
- Kamala Harris revealed in her memoir that Pete Buttigieg was her preferred choice for running mate in 2024, noting he would have been 'an ideal partner if I were a straight white man.'
- Harris chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, believing a ticket with both a Black woman and a gay man was 'too big of a risk.'
- In her memoir, Harris reflected on the challenges of representing diverse identities in politics and how it affects voter readiness.
- Buttigieg expressed surprise upon learning he was initially Harris's top choice and emphasized that voters prioritize issues over identity.
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Kamala Harris wanted to pick Pete Buttigieg as vice president candidate
Kamala Harris wanted to pick Pete Buttigieg as her 2024 vice presidential candidate but decided against it because she believed it was too risky to choose a gay candidate, according to a new excerpt from her forthcoming memoir.
The VP pick Kamala Harris wanted but couldn’t choose, according to her book
Kamala Harris revealed in her upcoming memoir, 107 Days, that she initially wanted Pete Buttigieg as her running mate in the 2024 election but chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz instead, considering Buttigieg “too big of a risk” due to societal biases.
Harris: Buttigieg as running mate was ‘too big of a risk’
In her new book, former Vice President Kamala Harris said her first choice for a running mate was Pete Buttigieg, but felt it was “too big of a risk.” In the soon-to-be-released book “107 Days,” Harris recounts her attempt to reach the Oval Office in what ultimately became the shortest campaign in modern history. In it, the former vice president reflects on the choices she made on the trail and how those decisions, in part, shaped her outcome. A…
‘What is happening?’: Kamala Harris blasts her former VP pick Tim Walz and blames him for 'fumbled' debate against Vance
In her new campaign memoir, 107 Days, former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris admits she was “mortified” while watching her running mate, Tim Walz, struggle during last year’s vice-presidential debate against JD Vance. Harris wrote that she watched as Walz “fumbled” a crucial answer and fell right into Vance’s trap during the debate on October 1. She also revealed that Walz was not her first choice for the position of vice-president…
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