Kamala's book tries to push the blame squarely onto Biden

Kamala Harris's book on the 2024 campaign, 107 Days, hit shelves on Tuesday — but the blame game began long before that.

- John Bowden, The Independent

Kamala Harris

The former vice president said on The View on Tuesday that she and her former boss, Joe Biden, are still friends and hold a mutual respect for one another. In the press and on social media, however, the Democratic Party is trading vicious blows with itself. Excerpts from Harris's book drew a clear picture, which finally came into view this week.

The vice president squarely blames Biden for her party's defeat in 2024, including her own: she likens the former president, whose confused, whispery performance at a June debate sparked panic among Democrats, to a dead weight or an insurmountable mountain her campaign simply couldn't overcome in a sprint to the finish line.

In another interview on Tuesday with ABC News, Harris seemed to take some blame herself while simultaneously taking a sharp swipe at Biden: "I do reflect on that and feel that it was a recklessness about not raising it with him." She added that she regretted not making the call and advising her running mate to drop out sooner.

But in the book itself, Harris also abdicates responsibility here, explaining that it would have appeared "self-serving," adding: "I was in the worst position to make the case that he should drop out."