Released on Sept. 23, the book sold 350,000 copies in its first week, according to publisher Simon & Schuster<\/a>, and became a New York Times bestseller<\/a>. It has received mixed<\/a>reviews<\/a>from critics<\/a>, with some praising it for its frank behind-the-scenes look, and others arguing the book lacked reflection on the causes of the Democrats\u2019 defeat.\u00a0<\/p>\n The discussion was moderated by Ana Navarro (left), political commentator and co-host of ABC\u2019s “The View.”<\/p>\n (B\u00e9atrice Valli\u00e8res for The Miami Times)<\/p>\n Harris has been traveling the country for the past two months to promote the memoir. Previous stops on the 18-date tour have been interrupted by<\/a>pro-Palestine<\/a>protesters<\/a>, but Thursday evening\u2019s talk went on without disruption.<\/p>\n Harris sat down with Ana Navarro, co-host of ABC\u2019s The View, to discuss her experience on the campaign trail, the genesis of the book, and the country\u2019s current political climate in front of a sold-out audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n (Simon & Schuster)<\/p>\n From Biden\u2019s phone call announcing he was quitting the race to her endorsement by Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny the day after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a \u201cfloating island of trash\u201d at a Trump rally \u2014 a coincidence, she noted \u2014 Harris revisited some of the defining moments of her campaign.<\/p>\n She described writing the memoir as a way of \u201cprocessing\u201d the loss, which she called \u201ctraumatizing.\u201d The chapter recounting election night was the hardest to write, she said, adding that drafting it was also the first time she and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, had ever spoken about that evening.<\/p>\n \u201cWe all believed we were gonna win,\u201d she said, comparing the grief she felt after the election to the one she felt after her mother\u2019s death.<\/p>\n Harris also reminded the audience of her concession speech at Howard University the day after the election, in which she had told her supporters that \u201csometimes the fight takes a while.\u201d \u201cI told everyone, when we fight, we win. And I had to reconcile that for them,\u201d she explained, adding she didn\u2019t want people to be \u201ccompletely deflated\u201d after the election.<\/p>\n Asked about the role that sexism and racism might have played in her losing the presidency, the former vice-president gave a measured answer. \u201cDo these things exist in America? Yes. Have I ever let them deter me?\u201d she said, noting her history as the first woman vice-president and as the second Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n Navarro also asked Harris to respond to former First Lady Michelle Obama\u2019s recent remark<\/a>that the United States was \u201cnot ready\u201d for its first female president. Harris declined to address the comment directly, but said she was \u201cnot hearing that America is not ready\u201d and added that \u201cthat\u2019s not the message we should be sending to Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n I feel positive, and I think she [Harris] encouraged all of us not to give up, to continue to fight,\u201d said Isadora Adams (right), a retired education worker, who attended Thursday\u2019s talk with her daughter Rasheba Adams (left). \u201cI think we’re going to win this fight. Eventually, we are going to win.\u201d<\/p>\n Harris was also asked to comment on her relationship with former President Biden, after her criticism of him in the book drew attention from the press.<\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s a very good one, we\u2019ve been through fire together,\u201d she said, while also admitting that \u201cit\u2019s a complicated relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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