Harris Camp Accidentally Leaves Memo In Restaurant Mentioning Her ‘Summer Slump’

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Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks during a news conference with fellow Democrats. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Someone working for Sen. Kamala Harris’s (D-CA) campaign accidentally left an internal memo mentioning the campaign’s “summer slump” in a New Hampshire restaurant, according to a Monday Politico report.

Politico reported that the memo was filled with talking points and prepared answers to questions about her stances on various issues, such as gun control and Medicare for All.

The document also reportedly contained a section with the title “Path To Victory — Summer Slump?” regarding the campaign’s struggling poll numbers and fundraising figures.

The California Democrat enjoyed a brief boost in the polls after her takedown of fellow 2020 candidate Joe Biden’s checkered history on race during the primary debate in June, but her poll numbers slipped back down afterward.

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  1. This barely seems like news. Nothing I. That memo seems even surprising or remotely scandalous.

  2. Why are stupid people in the campaign doing things to make it harder for a Dem candidate? What else will they leave lying around?

    Why is this so bloody hard???

  3. In its editorial tilt, TPM is basically all in for Warren/Sanders and against Harris and Biden in these primaries. Sorry, but there is really no reason for this article to be up there. You want controversy? Bernie used the ‘n’ word. Not a peep from the Media.

  4. I’m voting for Harris in the CA primary in March, and I don’t care about notes seen by somebody leaked to somebody.

  5. i bet that person is kicking themselves in the ass right now.

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