Ireland Owens
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has been struggling with fights and a decrease in donations in recent months, said New York Times on Wednesday.
Chairman of DNC Ken Martin, who was chosen In February, he supervised the slowdown of funds from the main donors, NYT Reported. According to NYT, some of the best DNC ​​officials even approached the idea of ​​whether it may be necessary to borrow money to continue paying bills.
Six anonymous sources informed NYT that the main democratic donors were very sluggish this year’s donations to the party. In addition, two anonymous sources informed The Outlet that older DNC officials even raised the idea of ​​borrowing money even in the coming months.
Rufus Gifford, who was the financial chairman of the presidential campaign of the former vice president of Kamali Harris, said Nyt that Democrats “must meet and focus on issues.”
“What they see is the header of incompetence and fights, and I think this is a real problem not only for DNC, but for a larger democratic brand,” said Gifford the Outlet. “We have to meet and focus on issues. It must happen now. And I mean today. And if this does not happen, we need to change the course.”
The democratic representative of Wisconsin Mark Pocan told NYT that the recent drama in DNC was “worse than some drama of the student council.”
Martin (in the photo above) said NYT said that he thinks that many main democratic donors were “frustrated” with the results of elections in 2024.
“People have invested more money than ever before, they dug deeper than ever, and are quite frustrated with the result,” said Martin The Outlet. “They want to answer. I don’t take it personally. I wasn’t responsible.”
“I know that there are many people who are blaming, who will still dispute the campaign that their person has not won,” said Martin for NYT. “I am not one of these people. In the past there is no sense of life. I have no enemies other than Donald Trump and the Republican party.”
NYT report appears shortly thereafter David HoggA weapon control activist who was elected as one of the Vice -President DNC ​​in February, caused massive reaction in the democratic party after him announced In April, he plans the main current democrats. On June 11, DNC voted to remove Hogg from the position of vice -chairman and requires him to apply again due to a procedural complaint, Politico Reported.
On June 8, the sound leaked revealed that Martin expressed his concern with Hogg’s ability to lead the party because of his decision fighting, he ignited, According to to Politico. Martin, in particular, stopped twice and seemed strangled while recording, according to the mouth.
In addition, Randi WeingartenLong -time head of the American Federation of Teachers and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, employees of the County and urban, announced that he was leaving DNC, NYT Reported on Sunday. Both Union leaders supported Martin’s main opponent in the DNC chair choice At the beginning of this year, chairman of the Wisconsin Ben Wikler Democratic Party, according to NYT.
Despite this, some Democrats defended Martin’s leadership, including Maria Cardona, a longtime member of DNC who said NYT that “performs work” and “develops sleeves.”
“Everything Ken did, regardless of the drama he caused, was the right movements,” said Cardona The Outlet. “He performs work. He throws his sleeves.”
The DNC spokesman did not immediately answer at the Daily Caller News Foundation for a comment.
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Ireland Owens is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Ken Martin” by Ken Martin. Photo in the background “Democratic National Headquarters” by ajay_suresh. CC at 2.0.
