Kamala Harris: America Is At Breaking Point & I'm Deeply Concerned About The State Of The Country!

Kamala Harris: America Is At Breaking Point & I'm Deeply Concerned About The State Of The Country!

The Diary of a CEOOct 30, 20251h 45m

Steven Bartlett (host), Narrator

Emotional state of the country and Harris’s sense of responsibilityUpbringing, legal career, and lifelong commitment to protection and justiceImposter syndrome, prejudice, and earning respect as a trailblazing leaderVice presidency, Biden relationship, and internal White House dynamics2024 campaign strategy, debate preparation, and loss to TrumpMedia, podcasting, disinformation, and how Democrats communicateFuture of U.S. democracy, Gen Z, and Harris’s 2028 decision calculus

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Narrator, Kamala Harris: America Is At Breaking Point & I'm Deeply Concerned About The State Of The Country! explores kamala Harris Reveals Biden Rift, 2020 Regrets, And 2028 Dilemma Kamala Harris uses this long-form conversation to candidly unpack her 107‑day 2024 presidential campaign, her complicated relationship with Joe Biden, and her enduring sense of responsibility for America’s political direction. She traces how her activist upbringing, legal career, and experience as Vice President shaped both her run for president and her reactions to losing to Donald Trump. Harris describes specific moments of anger and disappointment with Biden and his staff, her frustration at having her accomplishments suppressed, and the emotional toll of election night. At the same time, she outlines what Democrats must do differently—on communication, youth engagement, entrepreneurship, and media strategy—while leaving open, but unresolved, the question of whether she will run again in 2028.

Kamala Harris Reveals Biden Rift, 2020 Regrets, And 2028 Dilemma

Kamala Harris uses this long-form conversation to candidly unpack her 107‑day 2024 presidential campaign, her complicated relationship with Joe Biden, and her enduring sense of responsibility for America’s political direction. She traces how her activist upbringing, legal career, and experience as Vice President shaped both her run for president and her reactions to losing to Donald Trump. Harris describes specific moments of anger and disappointment with Biden and his staff, her frustration at having her accomplishments suppressed, and the emotional toll of election night. At the same time, she outlines what Democrats must do differently—on communication, youth engagement, entrepreneurship, and media strategy—while leaving open, but unresolved, the question of whether she will run again in 2028.

Key Takeaways

Leadership decisions must be anchored in service, not ego or entitlement.

Harris contrasts leaders driven by personal power with her own stated motivation of protecting people and expanding dignity. ...

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Your upbringing and early messages about duty shape lifelong purpose.

Harris credits her civil‑rights‑oriented parents and community for embedding service into her “DNA. ...

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Resilience in hostile or biased environments requires both inner tools and visible posture.

She describes repeatedly walking into rooms where people assumed she was not the decision‑maker. ...

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Imposter feelings can coexist with competence; humility can be an asset.

Harris recounts feeling a form of imposter syndrome when she became district attorney, even after upsetting the odds. ...

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Power structures often suppress potential rivals—even within the same team.

Harris details how parts of Biden’s staff “knocked [her] down,” failed to debunk unfair attacks, and withheld amplification of her accomplishments because they saw her as a threat. ...

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Emotional storytelling and absurd ‘hooks’ routinely beat facts in modern politics.

She and Bartlett dissect Trump’s use of outrageous claims (like immigrants eating pets) and emotive anecdotes as strategic misdirection that hijacks attention and crowds out discussion of policy. ...

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Big losses trigger genuine grief, and processing them is essential for future decisions.

Harris describes election night as a state of shock comparable only to losing her mother, repeating “my God” as she grasped the harm she believes Trump would inflict. ...

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Notable Quotes

Don’t ever limit yourself based on other people’s limited ability to see who you are.

Kamala Harris

On the day of the debate with Trump... it was so unnecessary. My takeaway is his motivation was all about himself.

Kamala Harris (about Joe Biden’s call)

We may not have won the election, but our spirit can’t be defeated, ’cause then they really win.

Kamala Harris

The failure of the Democratic Party will be to overlook the fact that it is bigger than this one guy.

Kamala Harris

Sometimes the fight takes a while.

Kamala Harris

Questions Answered in This Episode

You say Biden’s debate‑day call revealed his self‑focus; looking back, is there anything you could have done differently in that moment to protect your own mental readiness without further damaging the relationship?

Kamala Harris uses this long-form conversation to candidly unpack her 107‑day 2024 presidential campaign, her complicated relationship with Joe Biden, and her enduring sense of responsibility for America’s political direction. ...

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You’ve criticized Democrats for not leading with family‑centered economic policies and for sidelining innovators like Elon Musk; if you were the 2028 nominee, what exact first‑100‑days economic package would you put forward to signal a new relationship with entrepreneurs and working families?

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You argue for lowering the voting age to 16 and empowering Gen Z—how would you address concerns that this is more about securing a partisan advantage than genuinely improving democratic representation?

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Given what you experienced with Biden’s staff suppressing your accomplishments, how would you structure the West Wing personnel and incentives differently if you became president to avoid similar zero‑sum dynamics with your own vice president?

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You’ve described your 2024 loss as a kind of grief comparable to losing your mother; what specific personal criteria—emotional, familial, and strategic—will you use to decide whether running again in 2028 is worth reopening that wound?

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Steven Bartlett

I'm gonna just be honest. There were times when Joe Biden greatly disappointed me. And frankly, you know, angered me. Like, on the day of my debate with Trump, the stakes were so high and the president calls and he said to me... It just was so unnecessary.

Steven Bartlett

And you took something from that?

Steven Bartlett

That his motivation was all about himself.

Steven Bartlett

Do you think he wanted you to win the election?

Steven Bartlett

(inhales deeply)

Steven Bartlett

Madam Vice President, there's nothing you said I couldn't ask you.

Steven Bartlett

'Cause I have a lot to say and so (beep) . (laughs)

Steven Bartlett

(laughs) Okay. So, do you wish you hadn't ran?

Steven Bartlett

No, but I do regret that we did not have more time.

Steven Bartlett

And then the debate that came before with Biden and Trump, it was a car crash? I mean, this was clearly an individual that was very much struggling.

Steven Bartlett

He didn't want that debate. I could tell something was a little off.

Steven Bartlett

How d'you know?

Steven Bartlett

Well, I can start with this.

Steven Bartlett

And what about not going on Joe Rogan's show?

Steven Bartlett

I definitely regret that we didn't do it, but there was a lot of games being played.

Steven Bartlett

And then on that night when the election hasn't gone your way, what would I have seen if I was a fly on the wall in the room?

Steven Bartlett

I was in a state of shock. Like, I haven't felt anything similar to the emotion I felt that day, other than the grief I felt when my mother died and I knew what was gonna happen to our country. So, I had a hard time reconciling that we can't still do something about it because I grew up in an environment where everyone was fighting for justice and for equality. So, I do think about how different it could've been, but sometimes the fight takes a while.

Steven Bartlett

Does that mean that you're gonna run again?

Steven Bartlett

I-

Steven Bartlett

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Steven Bartlett

I am well. I am well. I mean, all things considered, I am well. My family's, good health, so I start there. But otherwise, you know, it's a, it's a, it's a troubling time.

Steven Bartlett

What are the, what are the full range of emotions? When you said all things considered, what are the full, what's the full picture there?

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