Newly uncovered internal memos from Kamala Harris’s failed 2024 presidential campaign offer a damning glimpse into the dysfunction, confusion, and political tone-deafness that plagued her bid from start to finish.
The documents, obtained ahead of the release of “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Left Lost America”, reveal that even her own advisors knew the campaign was crumbling — and tried desperately to course-correct. She didn’t listen.
The memos, written by veteran strategist Maria Comella — who ironically also advised Republican Chris Christie — urged Harris to do the unthinkable (for a Democrat): critique her own party’s failures on crime and the border. The warnings were clear: “Call out the Democratic Party for missing the mark on public safety in U.S. cities.” But Harris refused, tethering herself to the same failed talking points that voters had already rejected.
Her advisors pushed her to break out of the progressive echo chamber by appearing on Joe Rogan’s massively popular podcast, suggesting it would show “authenticity” and a contrast with Trump’s bravado. Instead, Harris’s team fabricated a bizarre excuse, accusing Rogan of sabotaging her campaign — a claim Rogan flatly denied. “None of that’s true,” he said. “They never agreed to do the show.”
Rather than reaching out to independent or swing voters, Harris opted to appear on “Call Her Daddy,” a podcast known more for NSFW confessions than political substance — a choice that speaks volumes about her campaign’s inability to grasp the moment.
Even when it came to her disastrous record as Biden’s border czar, her team advised her to acknowledge failure and differentiate herself from the President, who had already exited the race. Instead, Harris stuck to the party script, blaming Congress in her now-infamous 60 Minutes interview and refusing to admit what was obvious to most Americans: the border crisis exploded on her watch.
The memos even highlight a deep credibility issue when it came to Harris’s public surrogates. Names like Liz Cheney were flagged as “imperfect messengers,” suggesting that the campaign understood how detached from average voters these endorsements appeared — but still couldn’t find better voices willing to publicly support her.
One particularly telling note reveals that Harris was warned not to make January 6th the centerpiece of her closing argument. She ignored that too. In a late October speech in Washington, she leaned fully into the tired narrative, claiming Trump “sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people.”
It was all vintage Harris — overreaching, underperforming, and politically insulated from the electorate she needed most. Instead of meeting voters where they were, she lectured, deflected, and collapsed under the weight of a record she couldn’t defend.
