Harris staffers blaming Biden admin for not helping her campaign: Theyre too much in their feelings
Vice President Kamala Harris staffers are starting to blame the Biden administration for not doing enough to help her presidential campaign, according to a new report – as the Democrat sins in the polls with less than a month before the Nov.5 election.Despite the veneer of unity that Harris and President Biden have displayed after Biden dropped out of the race, some of their staffers have reportedly been butting heads behind the scenes.
Privately, several members of Harris’ team have feuded with Biden’s White House staff, feeling that they aren’t adequately prioritizing her election bid while some within the president’s orbit still feel raw over his ouster.“The White House is lacking someone in the room thinking first and foremost about how things would affect the campaign,” a source involved in the Harris-Walz campaign told Axios.As the Harris-Walz campaign grapples with a very close election, some within Harris’ orbit have felt that the White House hasn’t been calibrating the president’s schedule and messaging in the way that she needs, Axios reported, citing 10 sources familiar.“They’re too much in their feelings,” a Harris ally told the outlet of the Biden White House.
Just this month, Biden, 81, shocked reporters by giving his first-ever press conference in the White House briefing room as president, which some in Harris’ world felt sucked the media oxygen away from her Flint, Michigan rally.Last week, Harris, 59, feuded with Florida Gov.
Ron DeSantis (R) after reports revealed that his team turned down an overture to hold a call with her in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene late last month.Biden then praised DeSantis’ job getting the Sunshine State ready for Hurricane Milton.
He also held a call with DeSantis.All of this gave fodder to conservative critics that vexed the Harris campaign.
When asked about the Axios report, White House senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates underscored to The Post that Biden endorsed Harris...