Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Harris's VP Choice: Walz Over Buttigieg Due to Risk
Kamala Harris wrote a book about her time as a politician.
In it, she talks about choosing her vice president.
She originally wanted Pete Buttigieg.
However, she thought he was too much of a risk for the ticket.
She felt that people might not accept a woman, a Black woman, and a woman married to a Jewish man.
Because of this, she chose Tim Walz instead.
The election resulted in them losing to Donald Trump.
Harris praised Buttigieg as a public servant and said they were friends.
Kamala Harris's upcoming memoir details her VP selection process.
She favored Pete Buttigieg but chose Tim Walz.
Harris felt Buttigieg was too risky due to identity politics.
The ticket of Harris and Walz lost the election.
Harris praised Buttigieg's qualities in her memoir.
- Who
- Kamala Harris
- What
- Detailed the decision-making process for her VP selection in her upcoming memoir.
- When
- In the 2024 election cycle.
- Where
- Mentioned in an excerpt from her book published in The Atlantic.
- Why
- She believed Buttigieg presented too great of a risk.
- Primary Focus
- Harris's reasoning behind her VP selection
- Running Mate Selected
- Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota
- First Choice
- Pete Buttigieg
- Book Title
- 107 Days
- Harris's view of Buttigieg
- Sincere public servant