Kamala Harris made a little unprecedented last year: she only had 107 days to open a profitable presidential campaign, the most compressed timeline ever for a major party offer. But when she was neglected in November and President Donald Trump took the victory, many believed that she would run for the governor of California. In early surveys she beat every other candidate double -digit. But in on Interview with Stephen ColbertThe former Vice President explained why she is Sit it out.
“I recently made the decision that I don’t want to go back into the system for the time being. I think it is broken” The late showThe live audience present.
“Listen, I’m a pious public servant,” said Harris. “I spent all my career in the service of people and thought a lot about running for the governor. I love my state, I love California, I have as a chosen district attorney, Attorney General and Senator. Bending knees or trying to destroy the door?
While Harris Colbert made it clear, she will “always be part of the fight, that won’t change,” said the 60-year-old politician that she would rather spend time to travel through the country and listen to people without being “transaction system” where I ask in her voice “.
“There are so many good people who are public staff who do such a good job,” continued Harris. “Teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses and scientists are not about them, but I believe that our systems are as fragile as our democracy that our systems are strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles. And I think they are not as strong at the moment. And I just don’t want to return to the system.”
Harris agreed that a former vice president and former presidential candidate, who called the system “broken”, is “shocking”, but recognized that “power is with humans”.
“You can never let someone lose your power from you,” said Harris. “And that’s exactly what I want to remind people of it.”
You can see Colbert’s Full of extended interview With Harris below.
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