Breaking – Kamala Harris, with tears in her eyes, makes a sad announcement

The internal fractures had been obvious to anyone paying attention

held strategy calls at 3 a.m., the ones who watched polling trends tighten like a noose—said that excuse belonged in fantasy. Staffers described the narrative as “detached from reality,” a polite way of saying the campaign had misread the electorate from day one. The internal fractures had been obvious to anyone paying attention.

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, never one to dilute a point, weighed in with his trademark bluntness. Brown had known Harris longer than most in politics, and he didn’t sugarcoat his assessment. The campaign, he said, misread the country completely.