DaKCMan AP
07-14-2006, 01:39 PM
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Harris loses key campaign staffers, again
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press Writer
U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris (news, bio, voting record)' third Senate campaign manager has resigned, citing the candidate's "increasingly erratic behavior and counterproductive, damaging statements."
"It became unmanageable, unhealthy, uncontrollable," said Glenn Hodas, who became campaign manager in April.
He said four other key staffers were also leaving.
Harris said her campaign was "aggressively moving forward" to unseat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson (news, bio, voting record) despite the staffers' departures.
"I wish each of them the very best in their future endeavors," she said in a news release.
Harris' campaign has faced other problems. Fundraising has been slow and GOP leaders have pressured her to drop out in favor of another candidate. She has also been criticized for her connections to a corrupt defense contractor who illegally gave $32,000 to her campaign.
She became a polarizing figure in 2000 when, as Florida's secretary of state, she certified George W. Bush's 537-vote win in Florida's disputed presidential election.
Harris, who has pledged to spend $10 million of her own money on the race, is facing three mostly unknown opponents in the GOP primary and remains a heavy favorite to win the nomination. In the general election, she has trailed Nelson by more than 30 points in some polls.
Hodas said he knew about Harris' reputation for being a tough boss before joining the campaign in the spring.
"I read the reports and I said 'There's no way all this stuff could be true.' But as time wore on, not only was it true but it was worse than reported," he said. He described "tantrums, micromanaging, an increasingly erratic behavior and counterproductive, damaging statements and activities."
A new campaign manager will be named shortly, the campaign said. Harris' first campaign manager, Jim Dornan, stepped down in November. He was replaced by Jamie Miller, who was replaced by Hodas.
Ed Rollins, a prominent political strategist who had served as President Reagan's political director and ran Ross Perot's presidential campaign in 1992, also abandoned Harris' campaign.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060714/ap_on_el_se/senate_harris&printer=1;_ylt=Ar4EmYl8VnLSbwT_Iytx5sxh24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
Harris loses key campaign staffers, again
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press Writer
U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris (news, bio, voting record)' third Senate campaign manager has resigned, citing the candidate's "increasingly erratic behavior and counterproductive, damaging statements."
"It became unmanageable, unhealthy, uncontrollable," said Glenn Hodas, who became campaign manager in April.
He said four other key staffers were also leaving.
Harris said her campaign was "aggressively moving forward" to unseat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson (news, bio, voting record) despite the staffers' departures.
"I wish each of them the very best in their future endeavors," she said in a news release.
Harris' campaign has faced other problems. Fundraising has been slow and GOP leaders have pressured her to drop out in favor of another candidate. She has also been criticized for her connections to a corrupt defense contractor who illegally gave $32,000 to her campaign.
She became a polarizing figure in 2000 when, as Florida's secretary of state, she certified George W. Bush's 537-vote win in Florida's disputed presidential election.
Harris, who has pledged to spend $10 million of her own money on the race, is facing three mostly unknown opponents in the GOP primary and remains a heavy favorite to win the nomination. In the general election, she has trailed Nelson by more than 30 points in some polls.
Hodas said he knew about Harris' reputation for being a tough boss before joining the campaign in the spring.
"I read the reports and I said 'There's no way all this stuff could be true.' But as time wore on, not only was it true but it was worse than reported," he said. He described "tantrums, micromanaging, an increasingly erratic behavior and counterproductive, damaging statements and activities."
A new campaign manager will be named shortly, the campaign said. Harris' first campaign manager, Jim Dornan, stepped down in November. He was replaced by Jamie Miller, who was replaced by Hodas.
Ed Rollins, a prominent political strategist who had served as President Reagan's political director and ran Ross Perot's presidential campaign in 1992, also abandoned Harris' campaign.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060714/ap_on_el_se/senate_harris&printer=1;_ylt=Ar4EmYl8VnLSbwT_Iytx5sxh24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-