Two absolute essentials must accompany any candidate who seeks to make a serious run for president, or even lesser but still powerful jobs like governor or U.S. senator: No one can make a serious run without serious funding. So multiple sources of big money are a must, as are major allies.

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Not only do these allies go on the road as surrogates at times, but they recruit other supporters, some of whom provide the first essential, big money. For a candidate to alienate the most powerful individuals in their political party even before a race gets going seriously is an unheard-of no-no.

That’s what former Vice President Kamala Harris may have done, though, in her campaign memoir, “107 Days,” published during a season when many candidates usually issue bland autobiographical

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