Vice President Kamala Harris' political career shows how an ambitious person can “fail upwards” and come within a hair's breadth of ascending to the presidency, says veteran Washington reporter Charlie. Spearing explains in new book Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris in the White House.
Spearing joins Breitbart News Daily Tuesday's host Mike Slater amateur houris on bookstands today.
Kamala Harris is a “very ambitious politician” who is “willing to do, say, or change whatever it takes to achieve a level of power.” “She's kind of a story about how you can fail and work your way up, even if you don't succeed at every job,” Spearing said.
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“If you're careful enough, and you have the ability to turn around and take positions in key positions, you might fail,” he added. “And certainly that's what she's been doing her entire career.”
Spearing's book covers everything from his relationship with San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, to his tenure as district attorney and California attorney general, to his eventual victory in a “very easy Senate race in California.” , details Harris' political journey through the political circles of San Francisco and California. She launched a fateful 2020 presidential campaign and was positioned to be Joe Biden's running mate.
Spearing also delves into Harris' upbringing as the daughter of a left-wing academic (her father was described as a “Marxist”) in the highly progressive California Bay Area.
“Her father was an economics professor and her mother was a cancer researcher,” he said, noting that her parents divorced when Harris was young and “she was primarily raised by her mother.” It pointed out.
Joe Biden's promise to choose a Black woman as his running mate paved the way for Harris to become vice president, Spearing said. The only other potential candidates were President Obama's former National Security Adviser Susan Rice and California Congresswoman Karen Bass.
“I revealed in the book that Susan Rice was Jill Biden's favorite.” [for vice president]'' Spearing said. “Conservatives will wonder why they choose Susan Rice. She is the face of the Benghazi disaster.”
Karen Bass, a California Democrat who is currently the mayor of Los Angeles, was similarly excluded because of her past ties to Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
That's why Harris was forced by Obama to hype Biden, Spearing said.
“President Obama himself was like, look, this is the person you want. She's sweet. She's a woman. She's Black. She's going to connect with voters. She's going to run the race. We're going through… She's already been tested. But the fact is, she hasn't. And she ran kind of a lackluster campaign. She was tested before voters gave their verdict. ,” Spearing said.
Spearing looks at his book. amateur hour They say it provided the full scrutiny Harris didn't get, especially considering the only thing separating her from the Oval Office is Joe Biden's 81-year-old heartbeat.
He wants readers to “look at Kamala Harris, her career, what she's done, why she's so close to the presidency, because the national media isn't covering it. I want people to understand exactly who she is.” She was very good at explaining who she was. ”
“She hasn't been thoroughly tested,” he continued. “And if she were to run for president herself… in an actual race where she would actually be competitive, her record would probably be under a little more scrutiny. But for now, It's important for Americans to know exactly who she is because she may not need to win the election to become the next president.”
Kamala Harris “could very well become the next president of the United States,” Spearing warned. “Given Joe Biden and the current situation he's in, it's important for all Americans to understand exactly who Kamala Harris is and how she got there. It is important.”
Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris in the White House Available now from Simon & Schuster.You can purchase it at hard cover, e-book formatand audio book.
