Report: More Turmoil at the DNC With Leaks, Tantrums, and Phone-Throwing Drama

We've reported on the disparity in cash on hand between Republicans and Democrats heading into the midterms, with Republicans having far more and Democrats in deep trouble.

But a new report from the New York Times indicates just how severe things are for the Democrats.

The Democratic Party is so short on cash that leaders at its headquarters have undertaken a new gambit to mask the severity of the problems: asking vendors not to send bills until after the midterm elections.
The bookkeeping maneuver, which was described by three people briefed on it, is the latest sign of financial duress for the Democratic National Committee and its embattled leader as money troubles threaten to undercut Democratic momentum with 100 days until the midterms.

You know it's bad when you have more than 24 people finking to the NY Times about how bad things are, including current and former DNC officials. They're saying that DNC Chair Ken Martin is "gripped by the fear that he will lose his job and relying on a vanishingly small circle of people he trusts."

Mr. Martin’s fraying nerves are showing. In a pique of frustration in early July, he threw his phone at the desk of a junior aide while upbraiding the person. The phone-tossing incident resulted in a formal complaint to the D.N.C.’s human resources department.

The current DNC isn't officially talking on the subject. However, Roger Lau, the executive director of the DNC, did respond to the claim about asking vendors not to send the bills until after midterms, asserting that it was "standard negotiations with vendors over contracts and payment processes." Uh-huh.

When we say the money situation is bad, it's bad.

Mr. Trump controls a $400 million super PAC, and the Republican National Committee is sitting on nearly $130 million. Mr. Martin’s D.N.C. is $2 million in debt.

They're also having to help pay off the millions in debt incurred in the Kamala Harris loss. That says a lot about how the two parties approach things in general.

How is it impacting the Democrats?

For more than a decade, the D.N.C. has transferred millions of dollars every election to sister committees responsible for winning the House and Senate. But the national party is now so short on cash — even after taking out a $15 million loan last year — that officials have privately conveyed to congressional leadership that there will be no such transfers in 2026.

Martin got criticism over the delay and handling of the autopsy on why they lost in the 2024 elections. The new report claims he chastised the staff for leaks in May.

Now, Mr. Martin is both paralyzed by the idea of leaks and surrounded by them. During a May meeting with the full staff of the D.N.C. days after the draft autopsy’s release, he admitted that times were tough and chided the team for revealing to reporters what was happening inside party headquarters.
“It pisses me off when I see leaks out of this building,” Mr. Martin said, according to four people who heard the remarks. “No more of that shit. No more.”
Mr. Martin said he saw “a lot of down faces” and “people hanging their heads.” He urged: “Keep your head up. Keep a smile on your face.”
“My success is your success,” he added at another point in the meeting. “So the weaker I am, the weaker all of you are.”

Yet, obviously that didn't work, since there are still leaks. And yes, they are all weaker right now. Please, keep it up.

Add all this disarray, lack of money, and the extremism of the Democrats, and that's likely to be a big help to the Republicans — if they can capitalize on it.

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