Kamala Harris, the former Vice President, is set to publish a memoir about her failed 2024 presidential campaign attempt, as confirmed by Simon & Schuster, her publisher. The memoir, aptly titled ‘107 Days,’ is scheduled for release on September 23. The crux of the memoir is how Harris spectacularly floundered in her rush to seize the White House following Joe Biden’s impromptu withdrawal due to profound questions surrounding his age, cognitive ability, and physical suitability to uphold the responsibility of office.
In an issued video, Harris veiled her crushing defeat at the 2024 polls to Donald Trump in an ambiguous description, calling it ‘the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.’ One can only speculate what prompted such an abrupt end to a campaign that was seemingly well on its way. After her noticeable loss, she admitted to discussing her outcome with allies and family, which unfortunately, was as unsuccessful as her campaign.
With the dust resettled on her disappointing defeat at the polls, Harris cumbersomely put together her experiences and innermost thoughts into a memoir. She put into words the hasty moments of her unsuccessful campaign. She claimed to have spent a good amount of time reflecting, ‘I find it beneficial to share my narrative, my experiences and how I perceive that things will play out in the future,’ she stated, giving a bleak peek into what lies in store.
Reacting to the announcement of the memoir, Simon & Schuster’s CEO oddly positioned Harris’s memoir as unique and not your typical political read, labeling it ‘closer in spirit to The West Wing or Rocky,’ and poised it to intrigue like a suspense novel. Such a characterization raises questions about the book’s veracity and credibility, given that the political sphere seldom tolerates hyperbolic fiction.
Employing a novelistic approach to capture her brief stint at the campaign trail, Harris enlisted the help of Geraldine Brooks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. However, roping in a distinguished novelist for a political memoir underscores Harris’s desperate attempts to add a touch of gravitas to a common tale of political collapse, casting doubts on the sincerity of the accounts presented.
As fallout from her crushing defeat at the presidential race, news surfaced that Harris had decided to not run for the gubernatorial race in California, a move that sparked conversations about her pivoting political ambitions. The memoir, expectedly, remains silent about her tenure as the vice president, drawing attention to her strategic omission of notable portions of her political journey.
Previously, Harris had penned her formative years and first steps in the political ring in the memoir ‘The Truths We Hold: An American Journey,’ published back in 2019. This was a candid look at her journey from a U.S. senator to becoming the attorney general of California. With this new memoir revolving around her ill-fated campaign trial, it’s clear that the former vice president appreciates a certain type of narration -one that conveniently excludes her performance in office.
In the wake of her unsuccessful presidential campaign, the composition of this memoir has come to fruition surprisingly quickly, within a few short months to be exact. This rapid turnaround paves the way for speculation about the depth and authenticity of the accounts offered. Are these ruminations a genuine reflection of her hiatus from public life, or merely another stunt to keep her name in circulation?
Indeed, the memoir offers an intriguing, if selective, journey into the political life of Harris, from her agile seizing of opportunity following Biden’s withdrawal due to cognitive and physical fitness doubts to her swift downfall at the 2024 elections. However, the memoir keeps mum on some of the most contentious moments of her vice presidency stint, an omission that begs the question of whether this memoir is a true reflection of her political chronicle or a strategically tailored narrative.
Interestingly, Harris decided to provide an alternative narrative to her unsuccessful presidential run rather than spend time reflecting on her term as vice president. One might wonder if this decision came as a result of any hidden shortcomings or untold failures in the vice presidency that the public isn’t even aware of.
Harris and Brooks supposedly met over Zoom and in-person to develop the narrative, casting a cloak of secrecy over the memoir making process. The speed at which the narrative was knitted together makes one wonder about the coherence and believability of the accounts reported in the book.
More shockingly, her book neglects to mention her time as vice president, an era characterized by numerous controversial policies and palpable disagreement between Harris and the president. This selective amnesia paints a clearer picture of a politician attempting to rewrite history, cherry-picking only the pomp and forgetting the tumultuous depths of her term.
Notably, the book is a clever piece of work, strategized to focus solely on her campaign, once again demonstrating Harris’s skilful manoeuvring in the political world. But, as the book is suspiciously devoid of any mentions of her vice presidential era, it leaves one to wonder what burdens of that role are yet to be laid bare.
In conclusion, ‘107 Days’ gives way to a myriad of questions surrounding the integrity of Harris’s political journey. The memoir, it seems, is a carefully curated narrative that promises a suspenseful read with glaring omissions. It opens up larger questions about the roles of policy, ambition, and revisionist history in shaping current political discourse.
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