Harris and Walz were a failed duo. They got shellacked in the 2024 presidential election.
And Kamala Harris just confessed something about Tim Walz that has Democrats losing their minds.
Kamala Harris has finally spilled the beans on why she picked Tim Walz as her running mate back in 2024, and it’s a doozy that exposes the left’s obsession with identity politics.
According to her upcoming book “107 Days,” she viewed Americans as too backward—riddled with racism, antisemitism, and homophobia—to handle her top pick, Pete Buttigieg. This revelation, scooped up by The Atlantic, paints a picture of a campaign paralyzed by fear of the very voters they claimed to champion.
In the excerpt, Harris flat-out calls Buttigieg her “first choice” for VP. But she backed off, labeling the openly g*y ex-transportation secretary as “too big of a risk” for the Democratic ticket. It’s a stark confession that shows how Democrats see everyday folks: not as capable of judging character, but as bigots who can’t stomach diversity unless it’s spoon-fed in small doses.
Harris doesn’t mince words in her writing. She declares that Buttigieg “would have been an ideal partner — if I were a straight white man.” That’s her laying it out plain: in her mind, the country wasn’t ready for a ticket that pushed too many boundaries at once.
She goes on to explain her hesitation in even more detail. “But we were already asking a lot of America: to accept a woman, a Black woman, a Black woman married to a Jewish man,” Harris wrote. Then she adds, “Part of me wanted to say, Screw it, let’s just do it. But knowing what was at stake, it was too big of a risk.”
And she doesn’t stop there, noting a shared regret with her would-be partner. “And I think Pete also knew that — to our mutual sadness.” It’s almost poignant, if it weren’t so revealing about the elitist bubble these politicians live in.
Instead of rolling the dice with Buttigieg, Harris settled on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The duo crashed and burned in the 2024 election, getting trounced by Donald Trump in the popular vote, the Electoral College, and every key swing state.
Harris heaps praise on Buttigieg in the book, explaining why he topped her shortlist of eight possibles. She describes him as “he is a sincere public servant with the rare talent of being able to frame liberal arguments in a way that makes it possible for conservatives to hear them.” High marks for a guy who’s supposed to bridge divides, yet she wouldn’t trust the public to accept him.
Her affection shines through personally too. “I love Pete,” she gushes. “I love working with Pete. He and his husband, Chasten, are friends.” It’s clear there’s no bad blood, just a cold calculation about electoral math.
Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, rocketed to fame during his 2020 Democratic presidential run.
Now, with 2028 on the horizon, Buttigieg is already buzzing as a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. Polls suggest he’s got the inside track, which could mean more of the same identity-driven drama for the left.
Take that Emerson College poll from June—it had Buttigieg edging out Harris 16% to 13% in a mock primary. Trailing them were California Governor Gavin Newsom at 12%, Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro at 7%, and even far-left firebrand Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tying Shapiro at 7%.
This whole saga highlights how Democrats like Harris view elections: not as battles of ideas, but as checklists of victimhood boxes to tick.
Meanwhile, Republicans under Trump crushed it by focusing on what matters—putting America first, ditching the woke nonsense, and calling out the establishment’s games. Harris’s book excerpt just proves how out of touch she was, betting against the patriotism of real Americans.
If Buttigieg does run in 2028, he’ll have to shake off this baggage. Democrats might rally around him as a symbol, but voters remember how the party pandered and lost big last time.
In the end, this peek into Harris’s decision-making is a gift to conservatives. It shows the left’s true colors: doubting the nation’s character while pushing agendas that divide Americans.
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