Sanders urged Harris to focus 'on the working class, not just on abortion,' book reveals

Sen. Bernie Sanders reportedly told former Vice President Kamala Harris to focus on the working class instead of abortion when she sought his endorsement after Biden dropped out, her book reveals.

Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, reportedly advised then-Vice President Kamala Harris to focus on the working class back when then-President Biden initially dropped out of the election.  (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change," Sanders posted to X in November 2024, accompanied by a press release on the election results. "And they’re right."

Other top pundits, including James Carville, have said the party "betrayed" working-class voters in favor of building a "too-cool-for-school group" that bled White male voters, while party leaders in 2025 have returned to the drawing board to map out how to attract White male votes who threw their votes to Trump. 

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ultimately endorsed Kamala Harris July 27, 2024 — just days after then-President Joe Biden dropped out — and declared on X that "We must defeat Trump."  (Aude Guerrucci/Reuters)

The former vice president released her highly anticipated memoir Tuesday, which will be followed by her launching of a book tour in cities across the nation, and in London, in the coming weeks. 

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Fox News Digital reached out to Sanders' office for comment Tuesday morning but did not immediately receive a reply. 

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