The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These old f#cks that run the DNC and have all the senior committee seats need to resign.

I’m convinced they are hanging on because there’s a degree of immunity that comes with being a member of Congress.

Back to memory care with you. The DNC is not Congress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/dnc-ken-martin.html

Just months into the tenure of a new party leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s financial situation has grown so bleak that top officials have discussed whether they might need to borrow money this year to keep paying the bills.

Fund-raising from major donors — some of whom Mr. Martin has still not spoken with — has slowed sharply. At the same time, he has expanded the party’s financial commitments to every state, and even to far-flung territories like Guam.

Fellow Democrats are grumbling that Mr. Martin, who quietly accepted a raise after taking the post, has been badly distracted by internal battles. So far, they say, he has been unable to help unite his party against Republicans, who control the federal government.


Didn’t the DNC raise a billion dollars for Kamala? Why is this happening?

Over 15 billion "donated" dollars have been spent on presidential elections since 2016 with the amount raised and spent in 2020 and 2024 being over 100% more than in any previous election cycle. This investment into presidential campaigns gave the donating entities a return of Trump-Biden-Trump. 15 billion dollars spent to give us the worst leadership in American history.

Our political landscape has been poisoned by money and we're seeing the effects of this in Federal Government functionality. This is much, much more than just a DNC problem. The GOP was first to push the concept of loosening campaign finance regulations so that large donating entities could more easily pay to play and now 99% of Federal level politicians are puppets of their mega-donors.

Campaign finance in Federal level politics is a hot mess of the ultra wealthy buying political influence. Reducing the influence of money in politics won't be an easy fix. The first step is the American people understanding and acknowledging this as problem number one in politics and government.

Well said.
We need to focus our energies on two key solutions:

1) ranked choice voting
2) mandatory publicly financed campaigns

Anything less will simply maintain the status quo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/dnc-ken-martin.html

Just months into the tenure of a new party leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s financial situation has grown so bleak that top officials have discussed whether they might need to borrow money this year to keep paying the bills.

Fund-raising from major donors — some of whom Mr. Martin has still not spoken with — has slowed sharply. At the same time, he has expanded the party’s financial commitments to every state, and even to far-flung territories like Guam.

Fellow Democrats are grumbling that Mr. Martin, who quietly accepted a raise after taking the post, has been badly distracted by internal battles. So far, they say, he has been unable to help unite his party against Republicans, who control the federal government.


Didn’t the DNC raise a billion dollars for Kamala? Why is this happening?

Over 15 billion "donated" dollars have been spent on presidential elections since 2016 with the amount raised and spent in 2020 and 2024 being over 100% more than in any previous election cycle. This investment into presidential campaigns gave the donating entities a return of Trump-Biden-Trump. 15 billion dollars spent to give us the worst leadership in American history.

Our political landscape has been poisoned by money and we're seeing the effects of this in Federal Government functionality. This is much, much more than just a DNC problem. The GOP was first to push the concept of loosening campaign finance regulations so that large donating entities could more easily pay to play and now 99% of Federal level politicians are puppets of their mega-donors.

Campaign finance in Federal level politics is a hot mess of the ultra wealthy buying political influence. Reducing the influence of money in politics won't be an easy fix. The first step is the American people understanding and acknowledging this as problem number one in politics and government.

Why are Democrat candidates so expensive? Are ads cheaper in rural countries or something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/dnc-ken-martin.html

Just months into the tenure of a new party leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s financial situation has grown so bleak that top officials have discussed whether they might need to borrow money this year to keep paying the bills.

Fund-raising from major donors — some of whom Mr. Martin has still not spoken with — has slowed sharply. At the same time, he has expanded the party’s financial commitments to every state, and even to far-flung territories like Guam.

Fellow Democrats are grumbling that Mr. Martin, who quietly accepted a raise after taking the post, has been badly distracted by internal battles. So far, they say, he has been unable to help unite his party against Republicans, who control the federal government.


Didn’t the DNC raise a billion dollars for Kamala? Why is this happening?

Over 15 billion "donated" dollars have been spent on presidential elections since 2016 with the amount raised and spent in 2020 and 2024 being over 100% more than in any previous election cycle. This investment into presidential campaigns gave the donating entities a return of Trump-Biden-Trump. 15 billion dollars spent to give us the worst leadership in American history.

Our political landscape has been poisoned by money and we're seeing the effects of this in Federal Government functionality. This is much, much more than just a DNC problem. The GOP was first to push the concept of loosening campaign finance regulations so that large donating entities could more easily pay to play and now 99% of Federal level politicians are puppets of their mega-donors.

Campaign finance in Federal level politics is a hot mess of the ultra wealthy buying political influence. Reducing the influence of money in politics won't be an easy fix. The first step is the American people understanding and acknowledging this as problem number one in politics and government.

Why are Democrat candidates so expensive? Are ads cheaper in rural countries or something?

They do not own twitter, Fox News and WSJ.

[Anonymous]

Makes sense. Donations are down bc the Dems have no clear leadership or direction.

I know I haven't donated to the DNC. I have donated directly to a few democratic candidates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/dnc-ken-martin.html

Just months into the tenure of a new party leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s financial situation has grown so bleak that top officials have discussed whether they might need to borrow money this year to keep paying the bills.

Fund-raising from major donors — some of whom Mr. Martin has still not spoken with — has slowed sharply. At the same time, he has expanded the party’s financial commitments to every state, and even to far-flung territories like Guam.

Fellow Democrats are grumbling that Mr. Martin, who quietly accepted a raise after taking the post, has been badly distracted by internal battles. So far, they say, he has been unable to help unite his party against Republicans, who control the federal government.


Didn’t the DNC raise a billion dollars for Kamala? Why is this happening?

Over 15 billion "donated" dollars have been spent on presidential elections since 2016 with the amount raised and spent in 2020 and 2024 being over 100% more than in any previous election cycle. This investment into presidential campaigns gave the donating entities a return of Trump-Biden-Trump. 15 billion dollars spent to give us the worst leadership in American history.

Our political landscape has been poisoned by money and we're seeing the effects of this in Federal Government functionality. This is much, much more than just a DNC problem. The GOP was first to push the concept of loosening campaign finance regulations so that large donating entities could more easily pay to play and now 99% of Federal level politicians are puppets of their mega-donors.

Campaign finance in Federal level politics is a hot mess of the ultra wealthy buying political influence. Reducing the influence of money in politics won't be an easy fix. The first step is the American people understanding and acknowledging this as problem number one in politics and government.

Well said.
We need to focus our energies on two key solutions:

1) ranked choice voting
2) mandatory publicly financed campaigns

Anything less will simply maintain the status quo.

You could probably crowd source a better platform here than what the DNC could come up with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Democrats are idiots.

I'll never understand why they triple downed on mass illegal immigration and pro 0pen borders.

Any sane person would be horrified at their immigration policies and rhetoric. They need to be rational when it comes to immigration, quit with the identity politics, and get back to being the party for the working class.

It's kind of interesting if you look at the Jacksonian Democrats and the Modern Democrats. The only thing they have in common are a strong belief in cheap labor.

[Anonymous]

You'd think with the unpopularity of Trump and the hundreds of thousands on the march for the No Kings protests that Democrats would be in good shape.

But good lord, the Democratic Party is a mess. The fact that 25 year old David Hogg was the Vice Chairman of the DNC to begin with is ridiculous. Not to mention Randi Weingarten, probably the most loathed person in America among parents who remember how she wrecked an entire generation of kids when she shut down public schools for a year and a half. Combine that with geriatric and out of touch Chuck Schumer and mopey Hakeem Jeffries as the present leaders of the Democratic Party.

I mean, really? This is the Democrat's chosen alternative to Donald Trump?

I think the post-Trump Republican Party will be a more effective way to generate change. Democrats are so far down the rabbit hole of intersectionality and identity that they have left the real world. It is not an effective party anymore. And the incompetence and internal politics of the DNC reflect that. Let's be real. Democrats have not risen to this moment in time at all. And that's not likely to change. I think a better strategy is to get involved in Republican primaries and find the sane candidates there. Because Democrats are hopeless.

[Anonymous]

I think people are still support Dems, they just hate the national party and the DNC. The DNC is out of touch.

[Anonymous]

The Democrats don’t have a viable way back to the White House or even the congress next year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think people are still support Dems, they just hate the national party and the DNC. The DNC is out of touch.

No not really. People are upset about Democrats at all levels. Local dog catcher, school board, etc. IMO it is due to the leadership, but they have marched themselves into a corner they can't get out of. They would have to do a 180 degree on immigration, but with all the sanctuary cities and what not they have too much bureaucratic inertia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You'd think with the unpopularity of Trump and the hundreds of thousands on the march for the No Kings protests that Democrats would be in good shape.

But good lord, the Democratic Party is a mess. The fact that 25 year old David Hogg was the Vice Chairman of the DNC to begin with is ridiculous. Not to mention Randi Weingarten, probably the most loathed person in America among parents who remember how she wrecked an entire generation of kids when she shut down public schools for a year and a half. Combine that with geriatric and out of touch Chuck Schumer and mopey Hakeem Jeffries as the present leaders of the Democratic Party.

I mean, really? This is the Democrat's chosen alternative to Donald Trump?

I think the post-Trump Republican Party will be a more effective way to generate change. Democrats are so far down the rabbit hole of intersectionality and identity that they have left the real world. It is not an effective party anymore. And the incompetence and internal politics of the DNC reflect that. Let's be real. Democrats have not risen to this moment in time at all. And that's not likely to change. I think a better strategy is to get involved in Republican primaries and find the sane candidates there. Because Democrats are hopeless.

Good try there. The GOP—now MAGA—party has not been on the right side of most issues for decades. There’s no reason to think that a party that has so wholeheartedly embraced someone like Trump will have any redeeming qualities after he is gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not surprising! As a Democrat, I dislike the DNC - they consistently make bad decisions and they have crummy leadership.

If you understood their agenda, they’re doing fabulously well. Stop complaining. This is exactly what you voted for.

[Anonymous]

Nobody likes the DNC; some people like their local Democrats. Democrats running for Congress regularly significantly out-earn their Republican opponents. The DNC organization is just out of touch and useless.

[Anonymous]

Lots of Democrats love the DNC.