Author: Melissa O’Rourke
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) lasts far behind the Republicans in the race for cash, because the party still repays the debt from the presidential campaign Harris-Walz 2024, Politico announced on Monday.
Looped debt of debt from the presidential election in 2024 and low donor enthusiasmDNC reported only $ 15 million on hand by the end of June, which means the lowest number for Democrats for five years, according to Politico. For comparison, the Republican National Committee (RNC) reported almost $ 80 million on hand, creating a gap almost twice as broad as at the same time of the first term of President Donald Trump.
DNC spent $ 15.8 million on expenses related to the unsuccessful presidential campaign of the former vice president of Kamali Harris. The Harris campaign reportedly ended approximately $ 20 million in debts, roughly burning $ 1.5 billion In just 15 weeks to measure Trump.
The main factor in the deficiency of collecting funds is the withdrawal from the largest party donors. According to Politico, only 47 donors made the maximum allowed contribution to DNC in the first half of 2025, compared to over 130 four years ago.
Republican and Senate committees are also Generation their democratic counterparts. The National Republican Senatorial Commission interjected $ 48.6 million During the first six months of the year, while the Democratic Committee of the Senatorial Campaign brought about $ 40 million.
“It is completely sensible that DNC will be at the lowest moment in five years, because they no longer have the president to raise funds and manage money to the committee,” said GOP Jon Mchenry election analyst, said Daily Caller News Foundation. “The influence on the total defeat of Biden candidacy, and this is a recipe for a series of funds obtaining.”
Democrats are pointing According to Politico, to raise funds via Actblue as a brilliant place, reporting $ 33.8 million in the first half of the year, compared to the 2021 level. The total number of online donors has not increased since 2021, which indicates that DNC has been generating more funds from the same supporter base.
In addition, the costs of obtaining funds eat these sums, and DNC has spent almost $ 6 million on digital ads and other online funds of online funds this year.
Democrats fought for regrouping after electoral loss in 20204, torn between the transition to the center or the adoption of progressive factions.
An activist with weapon control and former Vice -President of DNC David Hogg He was removed from his post Announcement Plans the basic some of the “except touch, ineffective” older house democrats in 2026 at the same time, chairman of DNC Ken Martin he said These progressive voices, such as democratic socialists Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are not excluded and it is unlikely that they would harm the chances of democrats in the upcoming elections.
Mchenry warned GOP against taking over the gap in raising funds will be a decisive advantage in half. Even when the democrats are fighting financially, Republicans will have to sell The audience in Trump’s signature one substantial, handsome bill Bill, which Democrats hope to become a powerful cutting programs such as programs Medicaid.
“In the middle of the semester I don’t think it’s a terrible blow,” said Mchenry. “Home elections will be more driven by the economy and attitudes of voters towards President Trump than, for example, New York has adapted DNC financing for election attendance.”
DNC did not answer DCNF’s request for comment.
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Melissa O’Rourke is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Kamala Harris” by Kamala Harris.
