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Harris: 'Maybe I was being too cautious' in not picking Buttigieg
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2:45Now PlayingFormer Vice President Kamala Harris talks with Rachel Maddow in her first news interview since the 2024 election about how she decided against choosing Pete Buttigieg as her running mate. Despite favoring him personally, the former Democratic candidate explained the risks as she saw them with Donald Trump as her opponent.
Buttigieg “would have been an ideal partner — if I were a straight white man,” but he was “too big of a risk,” Harris said.
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