26 July 2022

This is a Warning Sign

There are a lot of people who are big on Kamala Harris's possibilities as the Democratic nominee in 2004 and 2008.

There is a problem with this, she cannot keep good staff.

Her staff turnover rivals that of Amy Klobuchar, whose behavior to staff was so bad that Harry Reid was forced to intervene with Klobuchar with in 2015

This is disqualifying.  The job of President is too big for one person, and even if you cannot attract the best staff, a revolving door spinning like an exercise wheel of a meth addled hamster:

There’s been a running theme for years in Kamala Harris’s world.

When she was senator, very few people in her office had the institutional knowledge of her time as attorney general in California. And when she was attorney general, there was some overlap but only a small cadre of staffers could contextualize her time as district attorney in San Francisco.

Now, as the vice president’s domestic policy adviser Rohini Kosoglu, one of her closest and longest serving staff members, leaves her office, Harris is facing that problem yet again.

More than 13 high-profile aides have left the vice president’s office, including her director of speechwriting, Meghan Groob, just last week.

The revolving door has made headlines during Harris’s tenure, creating a narrative of instability in the vice president’s office. But some Democrats worry about larger implications, particularly if President Biden chooses not to run for reelection. 

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Still, the lack of consistency with her staff could hamper the vice president’s political prospects, observers say.

The ability to retain and keep loyal staff is crucial for a presidential campaign, and Kamala Harris cannot keep staff.

Even if she were able to get the nomination, and then win the general, she would be surrounded by people who are not invested in her success, and instead would pursue their own agendas.

This is a recipe for disaster.

 

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