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I know one of Harris's former staffers and know him to be truthful and loyal. Harris repeatedly smeared him and other former staffers when she called them "disloyal" for quitting.

And this info is publicized in which new sources? --as opposed to the thesaurus full of negative Harris descriptions published in every news source across the world.

The former Harris staffers were interviewed on record by the press weeks after they quit. That I know one of those staffers is inconsequential to the larger point: when Harris' staff quit because of being abused and lied to by Harris, they kept quiet -- until they got fed up with being repeatedly accused of disloyalty by her. Harris's better course would have been to refer to differences of opinion with her staff and let the story die. For most politicians, that course would have been instinctive.

Unlike the news media, I do not distribute photos or news for the general public. I post my comments here in frustration at Harris blowing her campaign apart repeatedly through bad decisions and foolish conduct that often seem to generate cheers from her enthusiasts. More than that, Harris is virtually certain to lose, and the fault will be hers, not that of the GOP. Harris is entitled to have enthusiastic supporters, and they are entitled to have enthusiasm for her, but a sense of realism about her is in order as a remedy against exaggerated disappointment.

This year's Florida Senate campaign -- and even this election year -- are but moments in a larger battle. If (when) Harris loses, cry, get mad, get drunk, kick the furniture, but do not blame the GOP, blame Harris. Then rearm for the next part of the battle.