The Democratic National Committee Is Implodinghttps://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/07/27/the-democratic-national-committee-is-imploding-n4955485According to a New York Times report, the Democratic National Committee can't pay its bills and Chairman Ken Martin is paranoid and unhinged. In other words, the committee is drowning in internal chaos.
This is threatening to blunt whatever momentum Democrats thought they had heading into the midterms, which are now just 100 days away.
PJ Media previously reported that the DNC put up its own DC headquarters as collateral for a $15 million line of credit last year. That was bad news on its own. But it's gotten worse. Party leaders have now asked vendors to hold off sending invoices until after the midterms, according to three people briefed on the discussions.
Ouch.
And then there’s the issues with Chairman Martin. According to the report, he has become isolated, anxious about his job security, and dependent on a shrinking circle of trusted aides. More than two dozen current and former Democrats and DNC officials described his behavior to the New York Times, most speaking anonymously because nobody wants their name near this dumpster fire.
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Just how unhinged has Martin become? Well, in early July, Martin allegedly threw his phone at a junior aide's desk while reprimanding him, prompting a formal HR complaint. Accounts differ on how hard he threw it, though everyone agrees it hit the desk, not the aide. Martin later met with HR about his behavior. The DNC declined to comment, and Martin declined an interview request.
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The big problem for the Democrats, of course, is the money gap with Republicans. President Donald Trump controls a $400 million super PAC. The Republican National Committee reported $128.5 million in cash on hand. The DNC is $2 million in debt. Before filing its July report, the DNC even transferred $1 million out of its 2028 convention fund to prop up its main accounts.
Even though this is basically the NYT sounding the alarm to rally Dem-faithful, take it with a block of salt. It's annoymorously sourced.
