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The <em>Times<\/em> also delved into the DNC\u2019s financial woes \u2014 as they reported the DNC is currently $2 million in the red, while their Republican counterparts are more than nine figures in the black. <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/democrats\/dnc-headquarters-collateral-loan-ken-martin-phone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">subsequent report from NOTUS<\/a> shed even more light on the DNC\u2019s money problems. The DNC put its own headquarters up as collateral last year to obtain a $15 million loan. Though the move is not unprecedented, NOTUS reported that the fact that it was not done in an election year is being seen by some members as cause for extra concern. <\/p>\n<p>And there may be another shoe about to drop. The Bulwark\u2019s <strong>Sam Stein<\/strong> posted on X that his outlet is preparing its own report on the DNC boss.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"d5f0773f1feaca3f0b869e66cf145e6c\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">between the Times and NOTUS, it looks like it&#8217;s Ken Martin story day. ours is coming too.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Stein (@samstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/samstein\/status\/2081388464742830095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>But the information that\u2019s already out has caused quite a stir.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not sustainable,\u201d MS Now host Joe Scarborough posted on X. \u201cAnyone who cares about the Democratic Party\u2014including Ken Martin\u2014would say \u2018Enough.\u2019 The DNC is flat broke. This must change now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"635d1fe33efa65e706b643328d74cc2f\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is not sustainable. <br \/>Anyone who cares about the Democratic Party\u2014including Ken Martin\u2014would say \u201cEnough\u201d. <br \/>The DNC is flat broke.<br \/>This must change now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zse52CO2nO\">https:\/\/t.co\/Zse52CO2nO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Scarborough (@ScarboroughNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScarboroughNow\/status\/2081380915813445857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sampling of the reaction from a variety of left-leaning pundits about the state of the DNC following Sunday\u2019s reports \u2014 with many calling for Martin\u2019s ouster:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"0f7134c524e15edccfc7b7f5a1a2e471\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ken Martin\u2019s tenure is effectively over, it\u2019s clear no one respects him and he is terrible at the job. It\u2019s just a matter of how long the rest of us have to wait until he accepts the inevitable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PhjFjBH13Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/PhjFjBH13Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Jentleson (@AJentleson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AJentleson\/status\/2081401559737381143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"bdef908ac46edd12855f8c09d69a7da9\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s long past time for top Democrats to get on the phone with DNC officials and push them to get rid of this embarrassment<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F9zBUdQ1Lu\">https:\/\/t.co\/F9zBUdQ1Lu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Field (@nick_field90) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nick_field90\/status\/2081400742858940696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>And other observers weighed in as well:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"78c07cc1f5d482b6f89d4efb1929bab2\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The DNC has been in total chaos for 2 years \u2013 and the media is barely covering it. <\/p>\n<p>The same goes with the Democrat infighting between the Communists and the traditional lefties which has been growing since Barack Obama\u2019s Charlotte Convention.\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>These are serious problems that\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yVjXvNKrLW\">https:\/\/t.co\/yVjXvNKrLW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/2081372025600282827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"84e6ab0fb4c810db523aff88ae11b0d6\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jesus. Two reax: 1.) If DNC boss Ken Martin \u201chates leaks\u201d this story is gonna put him into a straitjacket.<\/p>\n<p>2.) The Democrats, always a gift to the GOP. They were idiots not to go with Rahm. Now, the dire fundraising slump is a tell: No donor confidence in DNC. The Fix?  Clean it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Murphy (@murphymike) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/murphymike\/status\/2081343014622966208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"ac1e94396aff8525fb819e225566acfa\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The DNC is $2 million in debt, while the RNC has $128 million cash-on-hand.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Martin also recently faced a DNC HR complaint for chucking his phone at a junior staffer.<\/p>\n<p>But other than that, things are going great.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OJklDK9qwL\">https:\/\/t.co\/OJklDK9qwL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2081384083024687534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"7aa7f60de1706ea658c15513c1825c0f\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So much is going politically right for Democrats these days. <\/p>\n<p>But dysfunction and debt inside the DNC (which is getting crushed in fundraising by the RNC) are creating anxiety for top Democrats 100 days before midterm elections.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8hL5W07oGK\">https:\/\/t.co\/8hL5W07oGK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrankLuntz\/status\/2081403259751928151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share &#13; Copy\u00a0Link&#13; \u00a0 A pair of damning stories about the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and its chairman, Ken Martin, have sent shockwaves across the political world Sunday. 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