107 Days

107 Days

Author	Kamala Harris Geraldine Brooks
Language	English
Subject	2024 United States presidential election
Genre	Political memoir
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	September 23, 2025
Pages	320
ISBN	978-1668211656

107 Days is a political memoir written by Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States, in collaboration with author Geraldine Brooks. ^[1] The book details Harris's 2024 presidential campaign after the withdrawal of Joe Biden from the election, with the title referencing the length of her campaign. It is scheduled to be released by Simon & Schuster on September 23, 2025. ^{[2] [1]}

Background

This section is an excerpt from Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.[ edit ]

Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States, announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024. On that date, incumbent president Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and immediately endorsed her as his successor. Harris became the nominee of the Democratic Party on August 5 following a virtual roll call vote. ^[3] She selected Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate the following day. ^[4] The two faced off against, and were defeated by, the Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and U.S. senator JD Vance of Ohio.

Harris's domestic platform was similar to Biden's on some issues. ^[5] She supported national abortion protections, LGBT+ rights, stricter gun control, and legislation to address climate change. ^[6] She also supported federal cannabis legalization, strengthening voting rights, strengthening the Affordable Care Act, and federal funding of housing. Harris departed from Biden on economic issues, proposing what has been described as a "populist" economic agenda. Harris advocated for limited government control of grocery and food prices, a cap on prescription drug costs, and expansion of the child tax credit. ^{[7] [8]} On immigration, Harris supported increasing the number of Border Patrol agents and reforming the immigration system. On foreign policy, she supported continued military aid to Ukraine and Israel in their respective wars, but insisted that Israel should agree to a ceasefire and hostage deal and work towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ^[9]

In September 2024, the campaign was bolstered by a strong performance by Harris in the presidential debate against Trump. ^[10] Harris was declared the winner of the debate by many political analysts. ^{[11] [12] [13]} Post-debate polls indicated a close presidential contest. ^[14]

Harris lost all of the major battleground states and lost the general election to Trump. Losses in the "blue wall" states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were considered key to her defeat. She conceded the race the day after the election. ^[15]

Development

On July 31, 2025, Simon & Schuster announced that Harris would publish a memoir about her 2024 presidential campaign, with a release date of September 23. In a video posted on social media, Harris stated that the memoir was derived from a journal in which she wrote her reflections and recollections of "the shortest presidential campaign in modern history". Harris collaborated with Geraldine Brooks to give the book a "novelistic feel", and Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp stated that the book reads more like a suspense novel than a political memoir. The memoir was coedited by Jonathan Karp and Dawn Davis, the senior vice president of Simon & Schuster. ^[1] An audiobook version of the memoir narrated by Harris was announced to be published on Audible. ^[16]

See also

• Smart on Crime
• Superheroes Are Everywhere
• The Truths We Hold

References

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