"Almost a year after the 2024 election there are still some houses with Harris signs in their windows dotted around my liberal Philadelphia neighbourhood. The result left many people in a state of shock and denial, unable to process exactly what went wrong. No one was more shocked than Kamala Harris, whose inner circle had been confident on election night that they'd eked out a win during the whirlwind campaign. Cupcakes with Madam President toppings were ready to go; champagne on ice."
"Harris has always been accused of sounding phoney; criticism she brushes off in the book as sexism. When Charlamagne Tha God, host of popular radio show The Breakfast Club, observed that she came off as very scripted on the campaign trail, she retorted that it was actually discipline. The memoir was Harris's opportunity to go off-script. Instead she sticks to her talking points."
Almost a year after the 2024 election, Harris signs still appear in liberal Philadelphia neighborhoods, reflecting lingering shock. Inner-circle confidence on election night included cupcakes and champagne ready for a win, but the result left supporters stunned. The account unfolds chronologically and concentrates on campaign mishaps often blamed on Biden. Harris confronts accusations of phoniness and characterizes rehearsed responses as discipline. A tense birthday scene, 16 days before the election, reveals personal strain when Doug, exhausted from the campaign, shrugs off plans and the couple fight, providing one of the few humanizing moments amid a defensive narrative.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]