Attorney General turned US Senate candidate Kamala Harris is in trouble.
She is shuffling her campaign staff. She is meeting with hard-edged resistance from a number of potential donors. Apparently, she did not expect to campaign hard or meet with lots of people. Like a lot of out-of-touch elites, Harris wanted to ride Barack Obama's identity politick coattails, then watch the donations flow into her campaign coffers.
Hasn't happened. Who really wants an East Bay lawyer who picks and chooses which legal fights to fight, all while working Californians struggle from month to month to pay their bills? No discussions about water, or security, or even meaningful prison reforms. Harris has said nothing about economic growth, or increasing California's autonomy from a reckless Washington political cartel out for themselves, and taking out funds from everyone else's pockets.
Now she's losing cash as fast as she raises it. Hotair.com reports:
In that sense, it’s the perfect Democratic Senate campaign, no? The candidacy of Kamala Harris, California’s Attorney General, o replace Barbara Boxer seems like a shoo-in, to the point where campaign woes may be beside the point. However, said woes are looking problematic enough that they may actually introduce an element of risk at some point, The Hill reports, in large part because the candidate doesn’t possess sharp political instincts. Harris has replaced her campaign manager, but overspending and underfunding still threaten to derail her effort:
Should anyone be surprised by Harris' profligate spending? She is a liberal-progressive Democrat in one of the most Democratic states in the country. And of course, she has no comment on reining in the spending, waste, and fraud bankrupting this country. She will go after gun owners, but won't secure our borders. She wants to play the gender card on equal pay for equal work, even though her illiberal policies hurt working Californians, especially minorities.
To add insult to her political misery, Harris sent out an eblast touting one of her Thanksgiving recipes:
I know that Thanksgiving is still a few days away, but I wanted to reach out early to share one of my family’s recipes with you.
During the holidays, cornbread dressing always has a place on my table. (I’ll also make a stuffing for the turkey, but that’s my mother’s recipe and there’s no way she would want me to share that – she absolutely guarded her recipes!)
How many native Californians will sit at a table with enough to feed themselves?
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Ingredients:
2 8oz packages of cornbread mix (I like the good, old fashioned mix. I’m not going to do product placement here, but the name starts with a “J”!)
1 pound spicy pork sausage (I recommend hot Italian sausage.)
2 onions, chopped (My husband Doug helps me with this part, as long as he gets to wear his onion goggles.)
2 apples, cored and chopped (Don’t forget to buy local – now is a great time for California apples!)
4 celery stalks, diced
¾ cup of chicken broth (This should be homemade, if possible. The broth I make after I roast a chicken for my family is perfect for dressing, and makes great matzo ball and tortilla soup – recipes I’ll have to share with you in the future!)
¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 tsp sage
½ tsp thyme
½ tsp rosemary (Note: I grow sage, thyme and rosemary in my backyard and use that. If you have access to fresh herbs, chop them and double the amount.)
salt and pepper to taste
Directions: Bake your cornbread according to the instructions on the package. This can be done the day before. Once it’s cooled, crumble it.
Take the sausage out of its casing, crumble it, and brown it in a little oil. When it’s cooked, use a slotted spoon to remove it from the pan and set it aside.
Sautee the vegetables and apples in the remaining oil. Cooking these in the same pan not only saves water, but helps us stick to my Uncle Freddie’s rule: wash every dish immediately after you use it!
Mix that with the sausage, cornbread crumbs, melted butter, herbs, and chicken broth.
Put the mixture in a baking dish and bake at 375F for about 40 minutes.
Let's state something clearly: Kammy has to look personable and down-to-earth, yet she is failing to connect with average voters, and even well-funded interests are turned off to her. Hotair.com reports:
"Critics point to Harris’s own personality as the reason for some of the problems.
"She’s perceived as very, very difficult to work for,” one strategist familiar with the campaign told The Hill. “She doesn’t have real relationships and partnerships. She has acquaintances
I’d love to see your photos and hear about your family’s holiday. And if you don’t have a traditional dish you make, trust me on the cornbread dressing. It is delicious!