'Chaos reigns': Watchdog group reports stunning 92% staff turnover for Kamala Harris

A person’s character is often revealed in how they treat people who are subordinate to them, and based on that criteria Vice President Kamala Harris has a serious problem.

While the media coronation of VP Harris is well underway now that she is expected to top the Democratic ticket in November, don’t expect much attention to be paid to a report from the watchdog group Open the Books highlighting a stunning turnover rate in the vice president’s office in just over three years.

How high? Try nearly 92 percent.

“Chaos reigns on the vice president’s staff,” wrote OTB founder Adam Andrzejewski.“Our auditors at OpenTheBooks quantified an extraordinarily high 91.5-percent staff turnover rate.”

OTB reported that as of March 31, 2024, “only four of the initial 47 staffers from the first year are still employed – consistently and without interruption… Furthermore, the turnover chaos isn’t getting better. In the trailing 12-month period, 24 staffers left — that’s almost half the employees.”

“People really, really do not want to work for Kamala Harris,” former staffer Dan McLaughlin wrote in January 2022.

The Atlantic referenced “top-to-bottom dysfunction” in October 2023, and OTB said its analysis of reported payrolls supports the claim.

“In her first year and a half as vice president, Harris saw the departure of her chief of staff, communications director, domestic-policy adviser, national security adviser, and other aides,” the magazine wrote.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk shared a quote from an anonymous former Harris staffer.

“It’s clear that you’re not working with somebody who is willing to do the prep and the work,” the person told the Washington Post. “With Kamala, you have to put up with a constant amount of soul-destroying criticism and also her own lack of confidence. So you’re constantly sort of propping up a bully and it’s not really clear why.”

The Post spoke with 18 people connected to Harris in December 2021 and said some of the staffers had reported a toxic work environment, using terms like “uncomfortable” and “soul-destroying.”

Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on the social media platform X:

She’ll treat the country just as badly.

— Citizen Caller (@CitizenCallerUS) July 22, 2024

Joe Biden was just as nasty to his staff, yet he was openly nasty in public to many Americans too. Hillary Clinton was also said to be very mean to WH staff, prior to stealing many antiques upon her departure from the WH, for which she was never criminally charged. pic.twitter.com/t8BCk0cpsI

— Gracie Smith (@GraceSm16250397) July 22, 2024

I’m sure she’ll be billed as a wonderful unifier.

So likable.

— Town Square (@XTownSquareX) July 22, 2024

This is what I look for when I judge a person. How they treat others they work with, especially subordinates.

— Joe Williams (@ragcast) July 22, 2024

Nobody likes this woman and yet they’re propping her up for President? Vp Harris polled the worst in 2020. This is the best they got?

— Sassafrass84 (@Sassafrass_84) July 23, 2024

Lack of confidence. That’s it. Couldn’t put my finger on it. but that’s it. It’s understandable though, there’s nothing about her to be confident about.

— First Words (@unscriptedmike) July 23, 2024

Kamala’s staff exodus speaks volumes. A leader should inspire, not bully. Her lack of confidence and unwillingness to prep is a disservice to the nation.

— Franki Preele (@angryfranki) July 23, 2024

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