The campaign has spiraled into a power struggle in recent weeks with factions competing for influence and control, six people, including aides familiar with the dynamics, told Politico. The competing factions reportedly consist of former Biden staffers and new Harris aides, who do not agree on how to overhaul the campaign’s power structure. The campaign hired several former Obama staffers to help run it. But those staffers — including David Plouffe, Barky's former campaign manager — are not jibing with Jen O’Malley Dillon, the former Biden White House official and Kamala's campaign chair.
The power struggle within Harris’s 2024 campaign is similar to the turmoil within her senate and vice presidential offices, Politico reported:
"Harris built a chaotic operation in her 2020 presidential primary campaign that she allowed to fester, causing bottlenecks and radiating dysfunction across her organization. In the first two years of her vice presidency, she also saw several staff departures and internal fissures that reinforced the idea she couldn’t properly assemble and lead a harmonious team.
A handful of people in Harris’ circle told POLITICO they worry that the unfolding tension among campaign staffers will splash back on the vice president, Some Harris loyalists have picked up on former Biden aides grumbling under their breath about now having to work for her. And there’s considerable ire directed at top digital strategist Rob Flaherty, whose title includes deputy campaign manager...."
One leaked purported incident of friction occurred due to differences of opinion about the degree of diversity in a campaign video. (seems there was a problem with number of black womens) In the end, the infighting was allegedly so great the video was outsourced to the DNC for completion. The Harris campaign denied the incident.
Another suggested Biden/Harris spokesperson TJ Ducklo continually bad-mouths Harris. The campaign denied that report too.
Harris Communications Director Michael Tyler, Ducklo’s boss on the campaign, said nobody is speaking ill of their nominee. “Nope,” he said, “not happening.”
Of course he denied it. That's his job to lie.
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