A new book claims that during the 2020 presidential race, former Vice President Kamala Harris’s team carried out a covert effort to weaken her competition for the vice-presidential spot on Joe Biden’s ticket.
According to Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House by political reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, Harris’s advisers deliberately shared negative information about other women who were being considered for the role. Those allegedly targeted included Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, Georgia political figure Stacey Abrams, and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
“In 2020, when Harris secured her spot as Biden’s running mate from a crowded pool of contenders, her team worked behind the scenes to discredit others under consideration,” the authors wrote, as cited by Fox News. One unnamed former adviser is quoted as saying, “We stabbed Karen Bass a little bit. We stabbed Susan Rice a little bit. We stabbed Stacey Abrams a little bit. We stabbed Gretchen Whitmer.”
The book, released on April 1 by William Morrow and Company, does not offer specifics about how this alleged campaign was carried out or what kind of negative information was circulated.
It remains unclear whether the individuals reportedly targeted were aware of this effort at the time. Interestingly, Bass, Whitmer, and Abrams have since publicly supported Harris, especially after she stepped in to lead the Democratic ticket in 2024. Both Whitmer and Abrams have even appeared alongside her at campaign events.
Susan Rice has also come to Harris’s defense publicly. After Rep. Ted Burchett (R-Tenn.) labeled Harris a “DEI hire” last year, Rice called the remark “incredibly insulting” during an interview with CNN.
Harris has not commented on the claims made in the book.
The authors also allege that Harris was “completely shocked” by her defeat to Donald Trump in the most recent election, reportedly having believed her campaign was performing better than it actually was. Additionally, the book suggests former President Barack Obama hesitated to endorse Harris after Biden exited the race, as he doubted her chances of defeating Trump.
democRats are Rats; What else is new??? Same for the rinoRats, Estab Repubs …. “If you want a friend in Washington (politics), get a dog” Harry S.Truman.
George Washington was the First & Last Unanimous President, and he had the beginning factions in his cabinet, Adams vs Jefferson.
Our “Choices” are usually contained within the Box of Increasing ProgreSSivism and Diminishing Conservatism.
MAGA Populism of America 1st is attacked/resisted by Both Wings of the District of Criminals Rat Party.
A Lost Republic (USA) that becomes an Empire (USSA) has never Recovered It’s Roots in all of recorded history; Not that Americans can’t pull it off or that the effort isn’t vitally worthwhile.
Of course Kamala had to weaken opposing candidate for VP? She, herself, was the weakest candidate ever chosen for that role! Not to mention, weakness loves weak company! Just ask Joe?
I also noticed that Kamala Harris is sitting on one of those “Wicker Tiolet Seats”, that’s where she believes her thinking improves?
When a Presidential candidate publicly announces his running mate will be a black woman, that, Susan Rice, is a proclamation for a DEI hire. Damaging facts always insult those after they are called out.