Synopsis:
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.
Review:
Even knowing the outcome of the election, I was still kept on the edge of my seat and hoping for something else.
107 Days is a post-election memoir by former Vice President Kamala Harris, detailing the timeline of her 2024 presidential campaign – from the day Joe Biden dropped out to election night.
This is both a raw and optimistic memoir despite its disappointing ending. It provides an in-the-room (Hamilton reference, what?) perspective that truly shows the effort and pressure that went into the tightly condensed campaign.
That’s why I have no patience for anyone saying, I’m giving up on America because America wanted this. We did not. Of the third that voted for Trump, a good part of them voted for him on promises unkept.
There was defensive political posturing; a retrospective offered by reflection. Ultimately, I think Harris did a good job at not pointing blame and accepting responsibility for areas she realised she could have done better in.
Despite that, you realise that she has so many considerations, priorities, relationships to manage, and a ticking clock.
It is very disheartening to read this now after seeing the damage Trump has done. I live in the UK and it has always astounded me how Trump managed to win twice.
This memoir truly offered a glimpse into the high-stress campaigning personal insights on key events.
“This is how fascism begins,” warned Françoise Giroud, a journalist who served in the French Resistance. “It never says its name. It creeps, it floats. When it reaches the tips of people’s noses, they say: ‘Is this it? You think? Don’t exaggerate!’ And then one day it smacks them in the mouth, and it is too late to get rid of it.”
Yes, it was more polished with Harris’s retrospection and doubtless much political and editorial advice. Yet, you cannot deny Harris’s core beliefs and personality has shined through from the start of her advocacy work till now.
This read like a political thriller, which just tells you all you need to know about the state of America. Especially as this one didn’t end with a happily-ever-after.
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