Black Staffers Accuse Harris Campaign Of Mistreatment And Racial Discrimination

Even though it was Kamala Harris and her campaign surrogates who attempted to portray their detractors as bigoted racists, multiple staffers of color who worked on the failed White House bid say the only discrimination they experienced on the campaign trail came from their own colleagues.

It’s not the first time Harris has faced accusations of cultivating a hostile work environment, giving the claims a ring of truth to many Americans.

According to Fox News:

“After Ms. Harris’ loss, Black campaign employees set up a call to talk about career opportunities with Angela Rye, a political strategist and podcast host. The discussion quickly shifted as they shared their anger at how the campaign had treated them, and how underfunded and haphazard their field operations had been in several battleground states, according to a recording of the call obtained by The Times,” the article reads.

Some staffers were also reportedly peeved that the campaign did not hire enough people of color or contract with consulting firms that had Black or Latino owners.

The Times story cites staff members who alleged that many campaign offices in Philadelphia were “filthy and lacked basic supplies like tables, chairs, cleaning products and printers.” Some campaign offices targeting predominantly Black communities were moved to upscale areas, far from the areas they were assigned to serve, according to the Times.

News of the campaign dysfunction has become fodder for social media commentary:

THE TRUTH IS COMING OUT ABOUT THE HARRIS CAMPAIGNS MISTREATMENT OF BLACK PEOPLE WHO WORKED FOR HER! OH BUT DIDN'T SHE SAY SHE WAS BLACK??😅😅 DEMOCRATS DONT NEED TO BE WHITE TO BE RACIST! RACIAL DIVIDE IS THE FOUNDATION OF THEIR PARTY! https://t.co/EBagZCAzWH

— Peggy Dodson (@PeggyDodson) December 9, 2024

Well, democrats are the actual racists, so this checks out.

— A Springfield Duck (@springfieldduck) December 9, 2024

In a bombshell NYT report, minority campaign staffers are coming forward with scathing allegations against Kamala Harris’s campaign, accusing it of racism and mistreatment. They claim:

– Black staffers’ input were routinely ignored by Kamala Harris and campaign leadership.

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— Bad Hombre (@joma_gc) December 9, 2024

Harris has long had a reputation as an ineffective manager, as National Review pointed out earlier this year:

Throughout her career as a senator and then vice president, Kamala Harris developed a reputation as a difficult boss who struggles to retain staff due to the atmosphere of suspicion and disorder that tends to develop among her subordinates.

Data from the government watchdog group Open the Books — released Monday, as Harris consolidates her position as President Biden’s successor atop the Democratic ticket — makes clear just how extreme Harris’s personnel problem really is: 91.5 percent of the staff Harris began her vice presidential term with three years ago have since left.

Here’s some additional coverage of the ongoing trend: