Kamala Harris regrets her answer on fracking

By Robin Bravender | 10/02/2025 04:25 PM EDT

“I could … have been sharper with my answer,” the former vice president wrote in her new memoir. 

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the first stop of her book tour for her new book about her presidential campaign, "107 Days," at Town Hall in New York on Sept. 24. Angelina Katsanis/AP

Then-Vice President Kamala Harris could have given a better answer on fracking in a high-stakes 2024 television interview, she wrote in her new memoir.

Harris’ book, “107 Days,” chronicles her presidential campaign that began July 21, 2024, when then-President Joe Biden dropped out of the campaign and threw his endorsement behind his vice president.

In August, Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, sat down for their first major television interview with CNN’s Dana Bash since Harris became the Democrats’ nominee.

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The interview location — a soul food restaurant in Savannah, Georgia — was “not a good choice as background for a sit-down television interview,” Harris wrote.

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