WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party’s principal fundraising committee saw donations slump in the second-to-last month of the year, recording just a $12 million campaign war chest and almost $16 million still in debt due to a loan taken out the previous month, Federal Election Commission filings show. That puts the DNC only a few hundred thousand dollars ahead of the Republican National Committee (RNC) for that month’s fundraising — but far behind the GOP’s $89.9 million cash on hand and lack of outstanding debts as both parties look ahead to the 2026 midterms. The DNC chose last week not to release a 2024 post-mortem on Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to President Trump, with party chairman Ken Martin suggesting the report’s findings would only be “a distraction from its core mission.” Translation: They don't want a baseline that the 2026 mid-terms will be compared against.
Author: NYPost
Published at: 2025-12-24 22:49:56
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