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Kamala Harris opens up
Harris candidly addresses internal administration struggles and societal biases influencing her 2024 campaign and role, highlighting challenges faced by a historic vice president.
- Through her memoir 107 Days, Kamala Harris, former Vice President, candidly recounts her 2024 election defeat, campaign experiences, and role in the Biden administration addressing race, gender, and religion.
- Amid internal caution, the Biden team treated Harris cautiously from the start and rarely defended her against attacks, while Emhoff said staff sidelined her with ‘impossible’ jobs.
- Anecdotes include an aide peeling `Madame President` off cupcakes and Harris conceding a damaging The View appearance, while Bill Maher, TV host, criticized Biden for not exiting the race sooner.
- Harris's rise was historic as the first woman, Black person, and Asian American Vice President and first woman of color presumptive nominee, intensifying scrutiny shaped by racism and sexism.
- The memoir frames the vice presidency as `one heartbeat from the presidency` yet often distant from vital action and highlights obstacles faced by women of color in American politics.
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