Debt-ridden Democrats tap a surprising asset as collateral for $15M loan
Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin, standing alongside Illinois Gov. Other national Republican committees, such as the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have also raised more than their Democratic counterparts.The financial outlook for Democrats isn’t all bleak. Other sources recently told The New York Times that Martin had a fit of rage in which he threw his phone at an aide’s desk."It pisses me off when I see leaks out of this building," Martin reportedly told staffers in May, according to the Times.
- ▪Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin, standing alongside Illinois Gov.
- ▪Other national Republican committees, such as the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have also raised more than their Democratic counterparts.The financial outlook for Democrats isn’t all bleak.
- ▪Other sources recently told The New York Times that Martin had a fit of rage in which he threw his phone at an aide’s desk."It pisses me off when I see leaks out of this building," Martin reportedly told staffers in May, according to the Ti
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Politics Debt-ridden Democrats tap a surprising asset as collateral for $15M loan The committee holds $18.5M in debt against $16.3M cash on hand while the RNC sits on $128.5M with no debt By Robert Schmad Fox News Published July 27, 2026 12:42pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video DNC Humiliation + Spencer Pratt Joins the Progrum DNC chaos deepens as Democrats scramble to rebuild their failing political machine amid leadership infighting, fundraising gaps, and 2024 fallout, then Spencer Pratt and Mary Katharine Ham join the Progrum! #DNC #DemocratCrisis #2024Election #MAHA #LAmayorsrace NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the Democratic National Committee (DNC) shouldered significant debt and fell behind its GOP…
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