WITH A DEFENDER LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS CRITICS?https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/12/with-defenders-like-this-who-needs-critics.phpThis month, Kamala Harris will lose her chief spokesperson, Symone Sanders, her communications chief, Ashley Etienne, and two other staffers who, according to the Washington Post, “help shape the president’s public image.” Their resignations themselves will help shape, or rather reinforce, Harris’ image.
The Post describes that image this way:
[T]he quartet of soon-to-be-empty desks reignited questions about why Harris churns through top-level Democratic staff, an issue that has colored her nearly 18 years in public service, including her historic but uneven first year as vice president. Now, those questions about her management extend to whether it will hamper her ability to seek and manage the presidency.
Critics scattered over two decades point to an inconsistent and at times degrading principal who burns through seasoned staff members who have succeeded in other demanding, high-profile positions. People used to putting aside missteps, sacrificing sleep and enduring the occasional tirade from an irate boss say doing so under Harris can be particularly difficult, as she has struggled to make progress on her vice-presidential portfolio or measure up to the potential that has many pegging her as the future of the Democratic Party.
“One of the things we’ve said in our little text groups among each other is what is the common denominator through all this and it’s her,” said Gil Duran, a former Democratic strategist and aide to Harris who quit after five months working for her in 2013. In a recent column, he said she’s repeating “the same old destructive patterns.”
“Who are the next talented people you’re going to bring in and burn through and then have (them) pretend they’re retiring for positive reasons”. . . .
Turnover happens, but with Kammie, her history shows that the recent turnover is not just incidental. Kammie has a history of being toxic. She also has a history of mishandling (or ignoring) sexual harassment claims when the offender is one of her favorites.
The WashPost only gets half a kudo from me, since Kammie's history of toxicity was known, at least among Californians willing to know it, well before her abortive run for President. This article is CYA-after-the-fact, and maybe a preemptive attempt to keep the D Party from nominating a sure loser for President, post Biden.
IMO, two words epitomize Kammie: Entitled; Stupid.
