Kamala Harris pens memoir, won’t run for governor

The former Democratic Party presidential nominee on Thursday said that a memoir about her presidential campaign, 107 Days, would come out in September. The book is a behind-the-scenes look at the shortest presidential campaign in modern history and includes her thoughts on how to move forward, Harris said in a video post. Sometimes the fight takes a while, she said.

The news followed the former vice president’s Wednesday statement that she would not run for governor of California. Harris said she intended to travel the country and stir up support for Democrats instead of holding an elected office at present. She would share more about her plans in the next few months, she said.

How did the current California governor respond to Harris’ decision on the race? Gov. Gavin Newsom is unable to run for re-election in the 2026 race. Harris’ long public service career was always about serving the people, he said. He looked forward to continuing the fight with her in the future, he said. Newsom recently said that he wasn’t currently thinking about running for president in 2028, but saw it as a possibility, according to CalMatters.

At least nine candidates have already declared for the 2026 gubernatorial race, although the filing deadline isn’t until March next year, according to local news. 

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