vice-president Kamala HarrisThe defeat in the 2024 presidential election was a blow to the Democratic Party, leading to numerous reports theorizing what cost an official’s White House career.

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Among the theories floating around is that his truncated campaign was a major factor in the decision of his opponent, the Republican candidate. Donald Trumpsecuring enough votes to regain control of the Oval Office four years after his first re-election attempt.

In a New York Times podcast interview published Saturday November 9 by the former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi fired back at the idea that Harris was denied a real opportunity to win. “I don’t think it was designed to fail,” Pelosi said. The former prosecutor entered the race in July after President Joe Biden left office.

She received the party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention in August, as well as the support of several Republican senators who strongly oppose Trump’s policies. She added that just two days after Election Day, “there will be many reviews of the schedule and the who, what, when, why and where as we move forward.” And books will be written about it. The fact is that she did an excellent job despite the time constraints she had.

Pelosi also candidly remarked that “if the president had withdrawn earlier, there might have been other candidates in the race.” Kamala, I think, would still have won, but she might have been stronger, having brought her cause to the public earlier.

The veteran California representative praised Harris for giving voters hope and generating enthusiasm. However, before Biden After ending her re-election effort, Pelosi was among party members who expressed concern about the president’s ability to win a second term. Following a debate in June, public concerns about his cognitive abilities were called into question. Pelosi said, “It was expected that if the president stepped down, there would be open primaries,” but that simply wasn’t an option three and a half months before the election.

“We’re not here to worry,” she offered. Instead, “We are here, again, to organize ourselves on how we move forward.” We will have new talents – maybe Kamala among them, it depends on her – to present ourselves in the next elections.”

Listen to Pelosi’s full remarks regarding the election outcome below.

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