I knew as soon as I heard that Kamala Harris was publishing a book about the 2024 election I was going to buy it. I was very curious to know her thoughts about her opponent and her election loss. 107 Days does not disappoint that regard. If you have any curiosity in learning more about Kamala Harris, I recommend reading this book.

I am not going to rehash any of the major talking points that the media latched onto since 107 Days was released. Instead, I will treat you to my impressions of this book.

I have come away from 107 Days not feeling very impressed with Joe Biden, as much as Kamala wants to assure the reader that she still loves him. Joe Biden should never had attempted to seek re-election, and he and Jill Biden come across as petulant in their behaviour towards Kamala, especially after he conceded and endorsed Kamala for president. Kamala points out that Biden’s White House did not do much to tout her efforts as vice-president and the things that she was able to accomplish in her four years in office, and I think she’s right because I do not recall seeing or hearing much about her during her vice-presidency, so I did not really know who Kamala Harris is until I read this book (completely opposite of JD “Just Dance” Vance, who just won’t fade into the background).

107 Days is meant to rectify this and give Kamala the opportunity to fully present herself and the things she stands for to the public, which she did not have enough time to do in the shortest campaign in US history, and which is a moot point because Kamala is never going to get the opportunity to run for president again. Losing the Pro-Palestine voters certainly did not help her chances, but Kamala was never going to beat the Orange Clown because she is a woman. The Cheeto in Chief has only been able to win an election when his opponent is a woman. Of course, Drumpf gets roasted in 107 Days, as well as JD and the current US administration. There are some good zingers in this book that I gleefully cackled over.

The hardest thing about reading this book, though, is how hopeful it begins. At the beginning of Kamala’s campaign there was so much hope, from her, her campaign staff and the people who voted for her, that she was going to beat the Pumpkin Spiced Stalin. Even I had hope. Reading this book ten months into his second term already knowing how disappointing the end is going to be was a suspenseful experience.

Kamala attempts to end 107 Days with hope and a blueprint for the next US election (if there even is one), but I am not really buying it. The Democratic Party is stuck in its old ways and won’t embrace the younger generation of politicians that the younger generation of voters are getting behind. The Democrats can’t keep relying on the Tangerine Tyrant to fuck things up so bad that the voters turn on him and vote blue instead.