... Harris settled on Tim Walz to be her running mate last year because she felt Americans were too racist, antisemitic and homophobic to accept her preferred option — Pete Buttigieg. In an excerpt from the former vice president’s forthcoming book, "107 Days," obtained by The Atlantic magazine, Harris describes Buttigieg as her "first choice" but later deemed the openly gay former transportation secretary "too big of a risk" for the ticket.
Buttigieg "would have been an ideal partner — if I were a straight white man," Harris wrote.