Former Vice President Kamala Harris has opened up about her frustrations with Tim Walz’s debate performance and the challenges of picking him as her running mate. In her new book 107 Days , Harris shares unfiltered details about what unfolded during the 1 October 2024 debate, when Walz went head-to-head with then-Senator JD Vance.
Harris explained that she saw the debate as a crucial moment since she would not have another chance to face Donald Trump directly. That meant Walz needed to act as the “closer.” But watching from home, Harris admitted she quickly grew frustrated.
“When Tim fell for it and started nodding and smiling at J.D.’s fake bipartisanship, I moaned to Doug, ‘What is happening?’” she recalled. She even found herself shouting at the television, “You’re not there to make