{"id":1089431,"date":"2021-12-06T10:29:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T15:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1089431"},"modified":"2021-12-06T10:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T15:29:24","slug":"former-staffer-slams-kamala-harris-bully-whos-not-willing-to-do-the-prep-and-the-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-staffer-slams-kamala-harris-bully-whos-not-willing-to-do-the-prep-and-the-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Staffer Slams Kamala Harris: \u2018Bully\u2019 Who\u2019s Not \u2018Willing To Do The Prep And The Work\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-staffer-slams-kamala-harris-bully-whos-not-willing-to-do-the-prep-and-the-work%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1089431&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the midst of frequent stories currently circulating about the unhappiness of staffers working for Vice President Kamala Harris, one disenchanted former staffer for Harris harshly criticized her, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/04\/kamala-harris-staff-departures\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s clear that you\u2019re not working with somebody who is willing to do the prep and the work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The staffer continued, \u201cWith Kamala you have to put up with a constant amount of soul-destroying criticism and also her own lack of confidence. So you\u2019re constantly sort of propping up a bully and it\u2019s not really clear why.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post noted that chief Harris spokesperson Symone Sanders said last summer, \u201cWe are not making rainbows and bunnies all day.\u201d She added, \u201cWhat I hear is that people have hard jobs and I\u2019m like \u2018welcome to the club,\u2019\u201d but she is leaving her job \u201cbecause she is ready for a break after three years of the relentless pressure that came with speaking for and advising Biden and Harris \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople 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,\u201d The Post opined.<\/p>\n<p>Gil Duran, a former Harris aide who worked for her in 2013 for five months before quitting, echoed to the Post, \u201cOne of the things we\u2019ve said in our little text groups among each other is what is the common denominator through all this and it\u2019s her. \u2026 Who are the next talented people you\u2019re going to bring in and burn through and then have (them) pretend they\u2019re retiring for positive reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/branded-a-harris-person-cited-as-motive-for-some-vp-staffers-leaving-report\/\">According to one report<\/a>, \u201cConcern about being permanently branded a \u2018Harris person\u2019\u201d is one of the reasons staffers are considering leaving Harris, as they don\u2019t want to be seen as being aligned with her in case another Democratic candidate decides to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[S]ome Harris staffers want to work on Biden\u2019s reelection campaign, while others don\u2019t want to be aligned with Harris in the event another promising Democrat runs for president in 2024,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/harris-turnover-737584d4-6743-4279-af4c-a646ec91bff4.html?utm_campaign=organic&amp;utm_medium=socialshare&amp;utm_source=twitter\">Axios<\/a>&nbsp;reported on Friday, adding, \u201cThere\u2019s been an inordinate amount of disarray \u2014 and, now, turnover \u2014 throughout her tenure. Her allies say she has a terrific chance to reset and downplay the early stumbles. But top Biden officials privately roll their eyes at her team, and want to see smoother, more effective leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One \u201cDemocratic operative close to the vice president\u2019s office\u201d told Axios that the recent notices given by Harris\u2019 chief spokesperson Symone Sanders and communications director Ashley Etienne that they were leaving puts pressure on Harris\u2019 chief of staff, Tina Flournoy. The source purportedly told Axios, \u201cIf we mess this up, it\u2019s going to set women back when it comes to running for higher office for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/report-kamala-harris-office-to-lose-two-more-key-staffers-in-growing-exodus\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;last Thursday, \u201cTwo more staffers are reportedly joining a growing exodus out of Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 office less than a year into her tenure. Peter Velz, Harris\u2019 director of press operations, and Vince Evans, the vice president\u2019s deputy director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, are expected to vacate their positions in the vice president\u2019s office soon for other positions in the Biden administration, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/01\/symone-sanders-senior-adviser-vice-president-harris-will-leave-post\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of frequent stories currently circulating about the unhappiness of staffers working for Vice President Kamala Harris, one disenchanted former staffer for Harris harshly criticized her, telling The Washington Post, \u201cIt\u2019s clear that you\u2019re not working with somebody who is willing to do the prep and the work.\u201dThe staffer continued, \u201cWith Kamala you have to put up with a constant amount of soul-destroying criticism and also her own lack of confidence. So you\u2019re constantly sort of propping up a bully and it\u2019s not really clear why.\u201dThe Post noted that chief Harris spokesperson Symone Sanders said last summer, \u201cWe are not making rainbows and bunnies all day.\u201d She added, \u201cWhat I hear is that people have hard jobs and I\u2019m like \u2018welcome to the club,\u2019\u201d but she is leaving her job \u201cbecause she is ready for a break after three years of the relentless pressure that came with speaking for and advising Biden and Harris \u2026\u201d\u201cPeople 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,\u201d The Post opined.Gil Duran, a former Harris aide who worked for her in 2013 for five months before quitting, echoed to the Post, \u201cOne of the things we\u2019ve said in our little text groups among each other is what is the common denominator through all this and it\u2019s her. \u2026 Who are the next talented people you\u2019re going to bring in and burn through and then have (them) pretend they\u2019re retiring for positive reasons.\u201dAccording to one report, \u201cConcern about being permanently branded a \u2018Harris person\u2019\u201d is one of the reasons staffers are considering leaving Harris, as they don\u2019t want to be seen as being aligned with her in case another Democratic candidate decides to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024.\u201c[S]ome Harris staffers want to work on Biden\u2019s reelection campaign, while others don\u2019t want to be aligned with Harris in the event another promising Democrat runs for president in 2024,\u201d\u00a0Axios\u00a0reported on Friday, adding, \u201cThere\u2019s been an inordinate amount of disarray \u2014 and, now, turnover \u2014 throughout her tenure. Her allies say she has a terrific chance to reset and downplay the early stumbles. But top Biden officials privately roll their eyes at her team, and want to see smoother, more effective leadership.\u201dOne \u201cDemocratic operative close to the vice president\u2019s office\u201d told Axios that the recent notices given by Harris\u2019 chief spokesperson Symone Sanders and communications director Ashley Etienne that they were leaving puts pressure on Harris\u2019 chief of staff, Tina Flournoy. The source purportedly told Axios, \u201cIf we mess this up, it\u2019s going to set women back when it comes to running for higher office for years to come.\u201dThe Daily Wire\u00a0reported\u00a0last Thursday, \u201cTwo more staffers are reportedly joining a growing exodus out of Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 office less than a year into her tenure. Peter Velz, Harris\u2019 director of press operations, and Vince Evans, the vice president\u2019s deputy director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, are expected to vacate their positions in the vice president\u2019s office soon for other positions in the Biden administration, according to\u00a0The Washington Post.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1089431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1089431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1089431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1089431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1089431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1089431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1089431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}