In September 2025, former Vice President Kamala Harris released her memoir, 107 Days, which chronicles her 2024 presidential campaign. On September 23, 2025, she released her memoir, published by Simon & Schuster, focusing exclusively on her 2024 presidential campaign. The title refers to the length of her campaign from President Biden’s withdrawal on July 21 to Election Day.
Reportedly, Harris criticizes internal party dynamics and voices frustration over a perceived lack of mutual loyalty from the Biden team. It sold 350,000 copies in its first week and has been a fixture on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Her book tour, titled A Conversation with Kamala Harris, features onstage discussions about her life story, lessons from the shortest presidential campaign in modern history, and her vision for the future.
The Recklessness admission
Harris writes that allowing President Biden to decide for himself whether to drop out was recklessness given the high stakes for the country. She reveals that her adviser David Plouffe bluntly told her, People hate Joe Biden, but her ingrained sense of loyalty prevented her from distancing herself sooner. Former Biden aides have fired back, claiming she was not good at the job and had zero substantive role in major administration work streams.
Tensions with Biden’s Team
The book describes a zero-sum mentality within the Biden White House, where staff allegedly tried to knock her down to prevent her from overshadowing the President. Harris also recounts a bizarre phone call from Biden just before her debate with Donald Trump, where he reportedly questioned her about rumors of her disloyalty.
The Buttigieg Choice
She confirms that Pete Buttigieg was her first choice for a running mate. However, she ultimately selected Tim Walz because she believed a ticket with a Black woman and a gay man was too big of a risk for the American electorate at that time. The revelation drew surprise and criticism from Buttigieg himself. Critics argue this framing relies too heavily on identity politics rather than candidate merit.
Criticism of Democratic Rivals
Harris reportedly uses the book to settle scores with fellow Democrats. She paints Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as too ambitious for the VP role, noting he allegedly asked about the size of the Vice President’s residence during the vetting process. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has publicly labeled Harris’s accounts of their vice-presidential vetting process as blatant lies and bulls—. He specifically rejected her claim that he demanded to be in the room for every decision, accusing her of manufacturing drama to sell books and cover her a– regarding the 2024 loss.
She also highlights the initial delay in endorsements from Governors Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, and Gretchen Whitmer. Harris recounts that Governor Gavin Newsom did not return her call for an endorsement immediately after Biden withdrew, texting only that he was hiking. Newsom later dismissed the inclusion of this anecdote, stating he endorsed her within minutes of that text.
The View Gaffe
Harris reflects on her infamous answer on The View that not a thing comes to mind when asked what she would do differently from Biden as a hand grenade moment that she struggled to recover from. Harris wrote in the book, I had no idea I had pulled the pin on a hand grenade.
I had no idea I had pulled the pin on a hand grenade.
Harris wrote in the book.
Why it matters
Harris’s admission that she had no idea she had pulled the pin on a hand grenade with her The View comment illustrates the high-pressure environment she navigated, while her criticisms of Biden’s team and Democratic rivals risk further alienating key party factions as the party looks toward 2028.
Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days offers a revealing behind-the-scenes look at the shortest presidential campaign in modern history, exposing deep fractures within the Democratic Party during a critical transition period. The book’s revelations about Harris’s decision to let Biden choose whether to drop out, her choice of Tim Walz over Pete Buttigieg, and her conflicts with fellow Democrats have sparked intense debate about loyalty, identity politics, and political accountability.
The memoir has become a cultural and political touchstone, forcing Democrats to confront painful questions about what went wrong in 2024.
