Thanks for the link. The impression I get is that she’s not a very touchy-feely manager. I can see how that would be off-putting to some. Her style seems more like what you’d find in the military. Your commander tells you to do something, and you are expected to do it because your commander told you to do it. Your feelings about the task don’t really matter. That’s not really a great style for a manager in a traditional workplace, but it’s probably a good style for a President.
I’d find it a pleasure to work for her.
“You can’t come to the vice president and just ask her to do something,” said another staffer. “You need to have a why?”
That’s exactly what I would expect from a high ranking government official, who is being asked to make a decision.
You don’t want mushy policy being implemented without a clear understanding of the reasons, pro and con, for the proposed policy.
You also don’t want the staffers directing their boss.
You don’t have a good explanation for your proposal? Then don’t expect your boss to implement it.
One of my earliest bosses (also a woman, by the way) used to say “don’t just come to me with a problem. Come to me with a problem and your ideas on how to solve it.”
If you had a question, she’d shoot back with “what have you done so far? Who have you talked to? What have you learned ?” If you hadn’t even tried to figure it out, then you weren’t ready to come talk to her.
She was very busy. She also made a lot of money. But I learned a lot.
A critique of my teaching on Rate My Professors was “Some people actually fail her class!” This was accurate and didn’t seem like a negative assessment.
More like a prosecutor, I would have thought. If your argument isn’t solid and backed by evidence, you lose.
I believe this was the response to complaints about her finickiness
Remember when I said that Florida was in play this year, and I was pooh poohed?
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4865482-trump-harris-florida-texas-poll/
New poll shows Florida, Texas within margin of error in Harris-Trump race
*The results are a bit closer than what some other polling has found on the races but not completely out of sync with recent polls that have shown a tighter race in those states. *
*Not much independent polling from major institutions has been done on Texas and Florida since Harris became the Democratic nominee. *
Winning either Florida, which Democrats had carried in 2008 and 2012 before the state voted for Trump twice in a row, or Texas, which Democrats have held increasing hopes about flipping blue in recent years, would be an uphill battle for Harris.
I would say it’s just good senior management.
Subordinates are expected to solve problems at their level. If they have a problem they can’t solve, they have to kick it up the next level, but with a good explanation of what the problem is, what they’ve tried to fix it, and recommendations for changes, backed up with the reasons pro and con.
It’s what @Moriarty 's former boss was doing: « Why does this need my attention? Good answer required. »
I think these sorts of critical management style articles, about a prospective president are normal, expected, and worthwhile. There were similar articles about Amy Klobuchar, except that they gave the impression of her being a more difficult boss than Harris.
My reaction to the Klobuchar articles was that this intensity was excessive for her current job but would be appropriate when a direct report to the President. As a result, those appointees tend to quit after a few years. Example:
George W. Bush only had one original Cabinet member still in place when he left office in 2009
Also Henry Wallace vs. Harry Truman, 1948.
Re the last post:
Duh! That’s the big one I should have remembered.
It does seem to be true that no Republican veep has ever endorsed the Democratic presidential ticket before. (And no Democratic veep has ever endorsed the major party ticket of another party.)
I happen to agree with your assessment that Florida is in play.
But, we must temper our enthusiasm with this sobering fact: there are a million more registered Republicans in Florida than Democrats.
Having said that, don’t despair, as there are 3.9 million voters who don’t claim a party affiliation.
If Harris is to win, they have to team those independents with the Democrats to win. I was in south Florida (heavily blue) when Obama won in 2008. The lines to vote were notably long, and people were happy to wait for hours to vote for him. Harris will need that sort of overwhelming turnout to take the state.
No doubt. It is a bit of a long shot, and the only real reason it is in play is that abortion is on the ballot. Last time that happened women came out of the homes to vote down the abortion ban in droves. Do I expect Harris to win Florida? No, but if she does- Goodnight Vienna.
And if a lot of them are women- it can happen.
In 2020, Individual-ONE’s head-to-head margin over Dark Brandon in Florida (a little less than the population of Tampa Bay urban) was close to 3 times his margin over Ms Clinton in '16 (Pompano Beach). Why it changed that much is not clear, but my guess is that Ron’s mafia had a tighter grip on the state voting systems. One can be hopeful, but it seems unlikely that Florida’s PTB are going to let this one slip away from them.
And none of those criticisms would have been made if she were a man.
Apparently sinking ever deeper into dementia, Trump is now engaging in outright intimidation, threatening Harris donors and election officials (presumably, any election officials who dare to certify a Harris victory in any state) with “long term prison sentences”. He didn’t define “unscrupulous behaviour”, leaving the interpretation that anyone supporting Harris is acting unscrupulously.
He already hinted at that. First he will pardon himself then use all the powers of the Presidency to arrest, harass or even destroy those who prosecuted him.
Why is this a sign of dementia?
It’s logical behavior, matches Trump’s personality and philosophy, and is consistent with his previous statements about intending to be “dictator for a day”.
Threats of intimidation are normal for dictators.
They aren’t being sly about their threats any more. See also Hannity threatening the Disney CEO to make sure that the debate is “fair” (whatever Trump decides is “fair”). “Nice little theme parks you got there. Be ashamed if people stopped going to them.” If Trump is elected, anyone and everyone will be subject to threats to make sure Donald always looks like a “winner”. That sounds sort of familiar.
Yep.