Democrats fund raising problem

 Federalist Wire:

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is grappling with a mounting crisis, as former vice chair David Hogg’s ambitious Political Action Committee (PAC), “Leaders We Deserve,” stumbles far short of its lofty $20 million fundraising goal. Federal Election Commission records for May reveal a paltry $1.5 million in cash on hand, exposing the PAC’s inability to gain traction since its inception two years ago, according to the New York Post.

Hogg, a polarizing figure among Democrats, launched his $20 million initiative in April to back primary challenges against over a dozen congressional Democrats he accused of being asleep at the wheel. The move was seen as a bold, if reckless, attempt to shake up a party already reeling from internal strife and external pressures. Yet, the PAC’s meager fundraising—$848,000 last month, with $798,000 spent mostly on operational costs—suggests Hogg’s crusade is more bluster than substance.

Only $6,000 of the PAC’s recent expenditures went to candidates, raising eyebrows among party insiders. “David Hogg spent his spring on a kamikaze mission right towards the heart of the Party to raise money for his PAC and, as it turns out, he spent more money on consultants pitching negative stories on the Party than on candidates actually trying to run and win campaigns,” an unnamed Democratic strategist told the Post. “That’s the definition of a grift right there, and should be a red flag for every donor, candidate, and activist that he’s already fooled.”
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What Hogg tried obviously didn't work. But if he had tried something more conventional, that would likely not have worked either becasue the Democrats are just not that popular now.  Their policies have failed, and it is going to require a lot to return them to respectability.