The DNC’s Summer Fundraising Woes Show a Party Struggling to Rebuild

‘The party is a hot mess.’

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Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin speaks during a press conference held by Texas Democratic lawmakers, in Aurora, Ill., August 5, 2025.

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The Democratic National Committee is in dire straits financially.

Nine months after Kamala Harris’s disastrous presidential election performance, her party shows no signs of rebuilding itself on the money front. According to campaign finance reports filed this week, the DNC had less than $14 million on hand as of July 31 compared with the Republican National Committee’s $84 million.

Audrey Fahlberg

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Audrey Fahlberg

Audrey Fahlberg was a politics reporter for National Review.

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