Kamala Harris was completely shocked by election night loss to Trump after she bought the hype

Former Vice President Kamala Harris was reportedly blindsided by her 2024 election loss to President Donald Trump and “bought the hype” that she would win, according to a new book.“She was completely shocked, and [Harris’ running mate] Tim Walz was shocked,” The Hill reporter Amie Parnes said on the podcast, “Somebody’s Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri” released Thursday.Parnes discussed reporting in her new book, “FIGHT: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,” which she co-authored with NBC reporter Jonathan Allen.The book tackles the 2024 presidential campaign and the chaos that unfolded after former President Biden withdrew from the race and Harris took his place at the top of the Democratic ticket.While continuing to discuss the confusion within the Harris campaign on election night, Parnes said that Walz was sitting in his hotel room “stunned.”“He has no words.

And people are kind of explaining to him, same thing with her.And she’s like, are you sure? Have we done a recount? Should we do a recount?” Parnes said on the podcast, recounting how Walz and Harris reportedly reacted to their defeat.“They thought that they were going to win.

And so, you know, when they come back now and say, ‘Oh no, we didn’t really have a chance.’ No, that’s not what they were thinking.They thought they were going to win,” she added.Harris campaign staffers felt “gaslit” by leadership about Harris’ chances at winning after being told that “things were looking good” for the candidate ahead of the election, according to Parnes.Harris also “bought the hype” that she was doing better than she was, the author said.“Kamala Harris was looking at her crowd size, and they felt like the vibe was strong and people were saying, ‘Oh, we have more boots on the ground.

We’re doing better in fundraising,'” Parnes continued.“And she bought all of that.

She bought the hype, and so did a lot of people in the campaign.”According t...