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Kamala Harris’s new memoir, 107 Days, has exposed something Democrats would rather sweep under the rug: she openly admitted she passed over Pete Buttigieg as a running mate because, in her words, pairing a Black woman with a gay man felt like “too much” for a national electorate in a high-stakes fight against Donald Trump. The book’s candid admission is not political theater — it is a striking confession that a leading Democrat quietly treated Americans as incapable of judging competence over identity.
When pressed on MSNBC by Rachel Maddow, Harris tried to recast the passage as careful political calculation rather than prejudice, saying she was “sad” about the choice but worried the ticket would be an opening for political attacks. That attempt to walk it back only underscored the original point: Democratic leaders are making choices based on a fearful view of voters, not on principles or merit.
The interview was awkward because it revealed Democrats policing their own rhetoric to avoid offending their inside-the-Beltway allies while simultaneously telling the rest of the country they’re the only ones fit to decide who gets a turn in the political arena. Maddow’s questions forced Harris to admit she prioritized electoral optics over bold leadership, a confession Republicans should use to draw a contrast with conservatives who argue for judging people on their policies and accomplishments.
Pete Buttigieg himself publicly said he was surprised to learn identity was treated as a disqualifier, pointing out that voters reward tangible results, not identity checklists. That reaction matters because it punctures the Democrats’ comforting narrative that identity politics is purely progressive virtue rather than political calculation dressed up as principle. Voters aren’t as fragile as the party elite assumes, and this episode proves it.
Americans should be alarmed that a major-party leader believed she had to coddle the electorate’s supposed limitations instead of trusting them with a historic ticket. This is the same risk-averse, managerial mindset that has produced weak messaging, timidity on the big issues, and an obsession with optics over outcomes — a recipe for losing the respect and trust of working Americans. Conservatives can and should call out this cowardice while offering a message of competence and faith in the American people.
At stake here is more than a regrettable personnel decision; it’s a window into how the Democratic establishment thinks about power and the electorate. They’ll lecture you about inclusivity, then quietly decide the country isn’t ready when it comes time to put that inclusivity on the ticket. That hypocrisy deserves to be exposed by a confident conservative movement that trusts voters to reward substance over identity.
