Rufus Gifford Says Ken Martin Cannot Be Saved as DNC Trails RNC by $112 Million
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 28
Rufus Gifford Says Ken Martin Cannot Be Saved as DNC Trails RNC by $112 Million
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 28
Summary
Rufus Gifford wrote Monday that there is “no saving” Ken Martin’s chairmanship, saying the DNC is “spiraling towards irrelevance” ahead of the November midterms.
Gifford tied that judgment to weak fundraising and poor communication, saying Martin never contacted him during the 2024 Biden effort and was not meeting the party’s mounting fall funding needs.
FEC records deepened the pressure: the DNC ended June with $16.3 million in cash and $18.5 million in debt, versus the RNC’s $128.5 million cash and no debt.
Martin is also facing broader internal turmoil after a New York Times report said he drew an HR complaint over allegedly throwing his phone at a junior aide’s desk.
The DNC pushed back by citing Martin’s claim that it has raised more than any Democratic committee out of White House power, underscoring a widening split over whether the party is prepared for 2026.
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