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

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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.

No, it is because the DNC spent millions on entertainers to promote Harris versus going on a podcast for $0.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Disagree. Many of us think the GOP is finally on the right side of most issues.

[Anonymous]

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

They do support some important voting rights litigation without which it would be increasingly difficult to win in some states. They are often the lead pocketbook on a lot of those cases.
I’m not sure how much they do as far as crafting candidate messages. I don’t think they play much role there.

They should. Someone needs to organize the Dems on messaging. Punchy, short, to-the-point messaging. The Republicans all repeat theirs. Dems on the other hand are all over the map with no consistent or coherent messaging. Anyone who knows anyone at all in Dem politics should be listening to me on this. It's one of their BIGGEST liabilities right now. Republicans eat their lunch on messaging.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Disagree. Many of us think the GOP is finally on the right side of most issues.

The GOP is on the "right side" of tilting at windmills. They IMAGINE the Dems top priorities to be "trans women in sports" and "they want to give kids sex change operations in schools" and other crap despite that not being what any national Dem has run on.

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They certainly shouldn’t rely on Hollywood or big tech

[Anonymous]

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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.

No, it is because the DNC spent millions on entertainers to promote Harris versus going on a podcast for $0.

+1 Most Americans couldn't care less what a Hollywood entertainer or music industry star thinks. Their opinions and messaging have no relevance to the average hard-working American citizen.

[Anonymous]

Not that they’ll every listen but they need to move to the center and get back some of the billionaires they’ve lost

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Disagree. Many of us think the GOP is finally on the right side of most issues.

The GOP is on the "right side" of tilting at windmills. They IMAGINE the Dems top priorities to be "trans women in sports" and "they want to give kids sex change operations in schools" and other crap despite that not being what any national Dem has run on.

Senators Warren and Booker both came out with dramatic statements objecting to the recent Skrmetti decision. And were ratio’d very badly for it. It’s not a winning position, yet democrats won’t let it go.

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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.

At least Jackson was against Democrats' trying to nullify federal law.

[Anonymous]

The democrats are selecting
Unpopular stances as the party standard

[Anonymous]

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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.

But muh woke?!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

No, it is because the DNC spent millions on entertainers to promote Harris versus going on a podcast for $0.

+1 Most Americans couldn't care less what a Hollywood entertainer or music industry star thinks. Their opinions and messaging have no relevance to the average hard-working American citizen.

You voted for a reality television star.

[Anonymous]

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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.

This.

The DNC, Schumer and Jeffries are doing exactly what their elite donors have asked them to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

No, it is because the DNC spent millions on entertainers to promote Harris versus going on a podcast for $0.

If they go back to all the democratic political strategists they paid billions of dollars to and ask them to volunteer their time they will still lose.