Former Vice President Kamala Harris revealed in her new book, “107 Days,” that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was not her first choice as a running mate, according to a snippet published by The Atlantic. Instead, she would have rather selected Pete Buttigieg, though it is unclear whether Harris’ endorsement will be able to help the former transportation secretary recover from a significant polling slump.

Harris wrote that Buttigieg, who is gay, “would have been an ideal partner – if I were a straight white man.”

“But we were already asking a lot of America: to accept a woman, a Black woman, a Black woman married to a Jewish man. Part of me wanted to say, Screw it, let’s just do it. But knowing what was at stake, it was too big of a risk,” she added. “And I think Pete also knew that – to our mutual sadness.”

Harris ultimately selected Walz as her running mate, who became increasingly popular among the online left for labeling the Trump Campaign as “weird.” Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was also said to be a top candidate before Walz was selected.

In the recently published “107 Days,” segment, Harris noted that Buttigieg topped the list of eight vetted candidates she was considering. She explained that the former transportation secretary was “a sincere public servant with the rare talent of being able to frame liberal arguments in a way that makes it possible for conservatives to hear them,” according to The Atlantic.

“I love Pete,” she reportedly wrote. “I love working with Pete. He and his husband, Chasten, are friends.”

Harris’s book  is set to be released next Tuesday, September 23.  “For the first time, and with surprising and revealing insights, former Vice President Kamala Harris tells the story of one of the wildest and most consequential presidential campaigns in American history,” reads a description of the book on Simon & Schuster’s website.

Both Harris and Buttigieg sought the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2020 before ultimately losing out to future President Joe Biden. They have also been floated as potential candidates in 2028, and have found themselves trading positions at the top of several early 2028 polls.

According to the Race to the WH Democratic Party primary polling average, Harris currently leads the field with 21.1 percent. California Governor Gavin Newsom has enjoyed a recent polling surge, however, and now finds himself just behind Harris with 20.5 percent.

Buttigieg has experienced a slump after topping a number of polls this past spring and Summer, currently finding himself in third place with 11.8 percent in the polling average. He did top a September 5 poll from Saint Anselm College, though significant electoral challenges, particularly among black voters, that may ultimately doom his 2028 bid before it even gets off the ground.

According to a June poll from Emerson College — which did find Buttigieg with a small lead overall — not a single black respondent expressed support for his candidacy.

Poor support among black voters could doom the campaign early, as the Democratic Party presidential primary now begins with South Carolina. In addition to making up an indispensable portion of the Democratic Party coalition, black voters make up a sizable portion of the Democratic primary voting block in the Palmetto State.