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107 Days

Does "107 Days" expose the failings of the Democratic establishment, or reveal Harris's failure to take responsibility for electoral loss?

Published NOV 28

review

Above: Copies of "107 Days" by former Vice President Kamala Harris at the Wiltern, on Sept. 29, in Los Angeles. Image credit: Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

The Spin

Establishment-critical narrative

In "107 Days," Harris finally tells her side of the story, exposing how the Democratic establishment dismissed her loyalty and sidelined her proposals to expand Black voter outreach and increase her visibility on the campaign trail. She documents years of taking political hits from Biden's inner circle for the sake of party unity, only to be blamed for 2024’s losses. The memoir paints a cautionary picture for Democrats: a party that fails to support competent leaders, ignores coalition-building, and prizes internal tribalism over electoral strategy risks repeating the same mistakes.

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Democratic narrative

Harris's memoir reveals a politician overflowing with defensive excuses rather than being honestly willing to reflect. The book reads like a frustrating slog that sticks to talking points instead of conveying authenticity, offering no substantive analysis of why young voters abandoned her or how Democrats can fight back against rising autocracy. Her repeated refrain that 107 days simply wasn't enough time feels like a hollow excuse rather than genuine introspection about deeper campaign failures or her handling of issues like Gaza. Harris clearly prefers to deflect blame from her own shortcomings, while providing no hopeful path forward for her party.

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Republican narrative

Harris's "107 Days" perfectly captures the Democratic Party's fatal flaws that doomed her campaign from the start. Her delusional confidence in victory, obsession with celebrity endorsements over substance, and excessive use of buzzwords like "equity" show exactly why Trump won. The book reveals a candidate so disconnected from ordinary Americans that she couldn't even say "illegal immigration," preferring "irregular migration" instead. Her word salads and reliance on off-the-shelf campaign choreography made her achingly dull and unelectable against Trump's charisma, exposing a candidate so tone-deaf and self-absorbed that victory was never realistically possible.

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