Pete Battigeg says that, contrary to what Harris says in future books, it would not have been so dangerous for Kamala Harris to choose him as her running mate in 2024.
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In Harris’ book on her presidential election, 107th, She writes that Americans probably wouldn’t vote for black women who married Jewish men. Buttigieg was her first choice for her running peers, and she says she would have been ideal if she were straight white. The text was included in an excerpt published on Atlantic Ocean this week.
Buttigieg, former Transport Secretary, said Politics On Thursday, he said it was more about “giving Americans more credibility.”
“My experience in politics was that the way you gain trust with voters was primarily based on what you’re trying to do for their lives, not for categories,” he said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Monroe County Democratic headquarters in Indiana.
“Politics is about the outcomes we can get for people, not about these other things,” he added. He focused on two terms as mayor of South Bend, Indiana – he was re-elected after he came out – and the fact that Barack Obama won Indiana in the 2008 presidential election.
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When she was considering Buttigieg, Harris wrote: Screw it in and do it. But knowing what was at stake was a huge risk. ”
She says Battigee thinks “I knew that too – in our mutual sadness,” but he said. Politics They never talked about it.
Buttigieg and Harris called for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Harris and Buttigieg are considering running the president in 2028.
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With his story Politics, Buttigieg responds to another passage in Harris’ book, saying that Biden should not run for reelection in 2024. He eventually retreated and Harris became a presidential candidate. Buttigieg agreed, and Biden said, “We shouldn’t have run, and if he made that decision earlier, [Democrats] It could have been better. ”
107 days It will be released on Tuesday.
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