Damning Book REVEALS Harris’s Incompetence!
A book authored by progressives focusing on progressive figures criticized Kamala Harris during a period when there was speculation among political analysts about the possibility of her being replaced as Joe Biden’s vice president. In the book, White House staff highlighted Harris’s failure to establish a clear political agenda and her heavy dependence on her personality.
Now, with Harris engaged in a close presidential race against Donald Trump, the book has reemerged eight months after its initial publication.
“The Truce: Progressives, Centrists, and the Future of the Democratic Party,” released in January, provided ample opportunity for those on the left to consider replacing Kamala Harris. It seemingly offered sufficient material for them to make such a move.
“It was rotten from the start,” a top aide from her 2020 campaign noted. “A lot of us, at least folks that I was friends with on the campaign, all realized that: ‘Yeah, this person should not be president of the United States,’ the aide told the authors.
The book, penned by Hunter Walker and Luppe B. Luppen, came out well before Harris was designated as the likely successor on the Democratic party’s presidential ticket.
Critical remarks from insiders involved in her unsuccessful 2020 campaign portrayed Harris as a shallow and ineffective leader, lacking a clear political identity or a defined approach to governing as president.
A number of staff members described internal conflicts stemming from friction between Harris’ family and the prominent consulting firm she enlisted for advice.
Staffers reported significant dysfunction centered around the dynamic between Harris’s sister, Maya, who was the campaign chair, and Juan Rodriguez of Bearstars Strategies, who was serving as the campaign manager.
The tension between Rodriguez and Maya Harris became so severe that they relocated to opposite wings of the campaign headquarters and held separate meetings with their staff.
“It was the most awkward day of my life,” a senior staffer told the authors. “People were literally having a thirty-minute audit meeting with Juan about how the campaign was going and then they were walking across the hall into the same meeting with Maya … I remember Juan popping into my office to find out how the meeting with Maya went.”
The dysfunction within the campaign went beyond just issues involving family members. According to staffers, mismanagement of funds was a recurring problem.
“She cared less about how much money I was raising for her and more about what I was doing to create a good inclusive workspace,” a consultant told the authors.
When Harris exited the primary race in December 2019, she pointed to a shortage of funds as the main reason for her decision.
The handling of finances was just one part of a broader “toxic climate,” according to the authors.
In November 2019, Kelly Mehlenbacher, the campaign’s state operations manager, resigned and expressed her concerns in a harshly critical letter that was later leaked to The New York Times.
Time for another Kamala Harris debate highlight. Throwback to when she attacked the man she is now running with for working with segregationists to oppose school busing:
“That little girl was me” #VPDebate
pic.twitter.com/d5DDiBi7m5— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 7, 2020
“This is my third presidential campaign and I have never seen an organization treat its staff so poorly,” she wrote. “… because we have refused to confront our mistakes, foster an environment of critical thinking and honest feedback, or trust the expertise of talented staff, we find ourselves making the same unforced errors over and over.”
Kelly Mehlenbacher: "This is my third presidential campaign and I have never seen an organization treat its staff so poorly… With less than 90 days until Iowa we still do not have a real plan to win (NYT)"
— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) August 25, 2024
