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Harris aide, in resignation letter, says ‘I have never seen an organization treat its staff so...
Fox News ^ | 30 November 2019 | Adam Shaw

Posted on 11/30/2019 7:36:00 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

FULL TITLE: Harris aide, in resignation letter, says ‘I have never seen an organization treat its staff so poorly’

A top aide to Kamala Harris gave a damning assessment of the California senator’s struggling campaign in her resignation letter, declaring that she has never seen an organization “treat its staff so poorly” and accused the campaign of encouraging people to move across states -- only to lay them off without notice.

“This is my third presidential campaign and I have never seen an organization treat its staff so poorly,” Kelly Mehlenbacher, then the state operations director for Harris’ campaign, said in the letter obtained by The New York Times. “While I still believe that Senator Harris is the strongest candidate to win in the General Election in 2020, I no longer have confidence in our campaign or its leadership.”

She went on to criticize the campaign in blistering terms for pushing staffers to move to Baltimore, only to let them go without notice.

“It is not acceptable to me that we encouraged people to move from Washington, DC to Baltimore only to lay them off with no notice, with no plan for the campaign, and without thoughtful consideration of the personal consequences to them or the consequences that their absence would have on the remaining staff,” the letter says.

Mehlenbacher has since joined former New York City Michael Bloomberg's campaign, joining as deputy chief operating officer. She had previously worked on Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.

The letter forms part of an in-depth report, featuring interviews with dozens of current and former aides, by the Times. The article marks how Harris, once surging at the top of the polls, has since plummeted amid a reportedly dysfunctional and often headless campaign.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


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1 posted on 11/30/2019 7:36:00 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
She went on to criticize the campaign in blistering terms for pushing staffers to move to Baltimore, only to let them go without notice.

IOW, she blew them off...

2 posted on 11/30/2019 7:37:50 PM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That’s what they for working for socialists. They should know in socialism, the system is more important than the individual.


3 posted on 11/30/2019 7:41:55 PM PST by inchworm (liberal)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker

Out of sight and out of her mind. Slop around with a pig and get some pigsh*t on you. “Forget it Jeb, lipstick won’t help. It’s a pig-not a prom queen”. Just ask Willie.


4 posted on 11/30/2019 7:43:26 PM PST by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

People by now realize just how phony and pretentious Harris is. She has no stump or retail politics skills, even worse than Hillary herself. Just completely fake and think she’s owed the Presidency due to her bi-racial makeup.


5 posted on 11/30/2019 7:43:41 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (20 FReepin' years of Freakin' FReeping!!! FReep yeah!)
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Mehlenbacher has since joined former New York City Michael Bloomberg's campaign, joining as deputy chief operating officer. She had previously worked on Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.

Wow! Big mistake Bloomie, this chick has a proven record of picking...LOSERS!

6 posted on 11/30/2019 7:44:25 PM PST by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Why would anyone move from one city to another just for a political campaign? From D.C. to Baltimore. Why?


7 posted on 11/30/2019 7:47:37 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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Typical stupid libs. Move 50 miles for a temp job


8 posted on 11/30/2019 7:49:47 PM PST by cyclotic (Democrats must be politically eviscerated, disemboweled and demolished.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Haven’t we heard the same complaints against Sheila Jackson-Lee. I wonder what they have in common.


9 posted on 11/30/2019 7:50:37 PM PST by blam
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#JustWalkAway


10 posted on 11/30/2019 7:55:00 PM PST by pke
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Another failure wrought by nepotism.


11 posted on 11/30/2019 7:58:36 PM PST by Sans-Culotte (With every passing day, I am a little bit gladder that Romney lost in 2012.)
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“While I still believe that Senator Harris is the strongest candidate to win in the General Election in 2020, I no longer have confidence in our campaign or its leadership.”

Strongest candidate, but a poor leader. Mehlenbacher is a mehlenhead.
12 posted on 11/30/2019 8:02:09 PM PST by Rastus
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Should have known better than work for an ineligible candidate.


13 posted on 11/30/2019 8:02:31 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Left is utterly insane. And Harris is one nasty, evil -itch.


14 posted on 11/30/2019 8:17:30 PM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It seems cruel enough she asked them to move to Baltimore.


15 posted on 11/30/2019 8:33:11 PM PST by Flick Lives (MSM, the Enemy of the People since 1898)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Kameltoe doesn’t do well in the upright position.


16 posted on 11/30/2019 8:35:27 PM PST by twister881 (Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
The article marks how Harris, once surging at the top of the polls, has since plummeted amid a reportedly dysfunctional and often headless campaign.

I think I see the problem...

17 posted on 11/30/2019 8:36:49 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: twister881

See my post #17 this thread.


18 posted on 11/30/2019 8:37:20 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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>>...a reportedly dysfunctional and often headless campaign.<<
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And I thought Harris was an expert at head.


19 posted on 11/30/2019 8:39:41 PM PST by twister881 (Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

She obviously never worked for Bill or Hillary...


20 posted on 11/30/2019 8:42:18 PM PST by Beave Meister (Leave the gun. Take the cannoli....)
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