107 Days (Unabridged)
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4.7 • 770 Ratings
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Publisher Description
For the first time, and with surprising and revealing insights, former Vice President Kamala Harris tells the story of one of the wildest and most consequential presidential campaigns in American history.
Your Secret Service code name is Pioneer.
You are the first woman in history to be elected vice president of the United States.
On July 21, 2024, your running mate, Joe Biden, announces that he will not be seeking reelection.
The presidential election will occur on November 5, 2024.
You have 107 days.
From the chaos of campaign strategy sessions to the intensity of debate prep under relentless scrutiny and the private moments that rarely make headlines, Kamala Harris offers an unfiltered look at the pressures, triumphs, and heartbreaks of a history-defining race. With behind-the-scenes details and a voice that is both intimate and urgent, this is more than a political memoir—it’s a chronicle of resilience, leadership, and the high stakes of democracy in action.
Written with candor, a unique perspective, and the pace of a page-turning novel, 107 Days takes you inside the race for the presidency as no one has ever done before.
Customer Reviews
Inspiration
Motivating and wished we had her leading us in these days.
Unnecessary and disappointing
If you’re looking for a book that reads like a pity party for the former Vice President of the United States, combined with troubling Islamophobia, this book delivers. The Democratic Party clearly did not want Kamala Harris to win the election. From the very beginning, there was no unified front behind her, and that failure is central to the loss.
Harris repeatedly blames the defeat on not having enough time to run a proper campaign, but that explanation ignores the real issue. The party failed to take initiative early on. It should have been obvious long before the election that Joe Biden running against Trump posed serious risks in what was one of the most consequential elections in modern history. Someone should have stepped in. Harris herself even admits that it was reckless not to tell Joe he should not run. That acknowledgment alone undermines her argument. Because of this, I do not feel sympathy for her; I feel disappointment. I am disappointed in her leadership and in the Democratic Party’s lack of foresight, initiative, and unified support.
Beyond that, I was appalled by the Islamophobia throughout the book, especially when placed next to the paradoxical claim that America is a country for all people. One particular community, Muslims, is consistently scrutinized and treated as suspect. This is especially disturbing in the context of the Palestinian genocide. The book clearly favors Israel and even notes that Israel’s prime minister preferred Trump in office because Trump openly supports Islamophobic policies, policies that Democrats, in practice, have not meaningfully opposed either.
This raises a fundamental question that the book never resolves: would Harris have been a president for all people, or only for some, while remaining complicit as other groups around the world are killed by U.S.-backed allies?
Ultimately, responsibility lies with Harris’s team, Biden’s team, and the Democratic Party as a whole. They failed to do what was necessary from the start to put forward the strongest possible candidate and strategy to win. Instead of taking decisive action, they hesitated, avoided hard conversations, and then blamed time constraints for an outcome they helped create. The constant claim that there was not enough time rings hollow. It was a failure to plan, to lead, and to act. At times, it almost feels like the party wanted to lose.
I am ashamed of the Democratic Party for not stepping up, not taking initiative, and not doing what was required to put the country in the best possible position to win this election.
Incredible
This book is powerful and moving. I have much more gained respect for Kamala Harris