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Former Vice President Kamala Harris is opening up about the grief she experienced after losing the 2024 presidential election..

On Tuesday (September 23), Harris appeared on The View , where she likened the grief of her election defeat to the pain of losing her mother.

Harris’ appearance came amid the release of her new memoir, “107 Days,” which reflects on her historic bid for the White House. The former VP said Tuesday that the night of the election was “one of the most difficult things that I had to reflect on and write about.”

“I’ve always on Election Night done family and friends and dinner,” Harris said. “But that night, I grieved in a way that I have not since my mother died.”

Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan , died in 2009 from colon cancer at

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