The Kamala Harris dead-enders found a renewed sense of vigor last week, responding furiously to a report that they believe proves podcast host Joe Rogan intentionally sabotaged the former vice president’s campaign.

The way the Harris faithful tell it, the pot-smoking Bernie Bro craftily undermined and then blew up Harris’s chances in 2024 by teasing her team with false promises of an exclusive interview.

The problem is that the reporting on which this narrative is based tells no such tale. On the contrary, it tells a story of gross incompetence on the part of the Harris campaign, confirming once again that she was a lousy candidate, surrounded by lousy advisors, dealt an even lousier hand by a failed president.

The reporting comes from the Hill’s Amie Parnes and NBC News’s Jonathan Allen’s forthcoming book, “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House.” An excerpt published on Jan. 29 by NBC News details the wrangling in the campaign's final weeks between Harris’s and Rogan’s representatives, ultimately going nowhere. It recounts the communication between Harris's deputy campaign manager, Rob Flaherty, and Rogan's team.

“We could do Friday, the 25th,” Flaherty said over the phone on Oct. 18, 2024.

“Wish we had known about this sooner, because he has the 25th blocked out as a personal day,” his contact with Rogan's team replied.

“What about Saturday morning?” Flaherty countered.

“Only if it’s before 8:30 a.m.”

The book excerpt goes on as follows: "The tone is........

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