DNC is in serious trouble and "hemorrhaging members nationally"

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Are Multi-Million Dollar Consulting Contracts Worth the Future of the Democratic Party?
By: Nomiki Konst


Major Dem insiders admits the DNC is in serious trouble and "hemorrhaging members nationally"

_A simple glimpse of FEC filings, former Chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and some of her senior staffers remained on payroll with the DNC until December, well past she resigned on July 25, 2016.

__What does this all mean? The DNC, which lacks an open budget, has been allocating dozens multi-million dollar contracts without accountability from its members and leadership. The money, of course, did not go into state parties and organizing, and the majority of members I’ve interviewed expresses resentment and frustration.

- At a time when the Democratic party is hemorrhaging members nationally and experienced eight years of crushing losses, many are questioning how a few consulting firms could continue their lobbying for national contracts.
- Some answer: just raise more money to send to the states. But it’s not just that these national contracts are expensive, it’s that the consultants’ track records are horrifying.
- If the DNC does not re-allocate its funds by cutting off these contracts, banning conflicts of interests and sending money to the state parties to rebuild, recruit, train and organize, the Democrats might be facing their darkest days, with all the money in the world, but no members.
- Millennials under 35 have overwhelming lost trust with the party and are registering as Independents. Democratic Socialists of America has record membership meetings. Are a handful of consultants worth the future of the Democratic party, and arguably the rights of citizens nationwide?"

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- Members have repeatedly discussed the frustration with the conflicts of interests within the Democratic party. For Dillon — whose firm received $571,573 from HFA and $593,397 from the DNC, totaling almost $1.2 million — having a seat as a co-chair of the DNC’s rules committee, raises red flags.

- One DNC member voting for Mayor Pete Buttigieg stated, “When a firm with a large contract with the DNC co-chairs the new rules committee and makes calls on behalf of a DNC candidate, you can’t help but wonder whether Perez’s interests lie with the DNC members or if he’s cut a deal to keep the contract with Precision.”


- One firm, GMMB earned $236.3 million from HFA and $5.3 from the DNC in 2016.
- Joel Benenson, a pollster and strategist who frequents cable news, collected $4.1m from HFA while simultaneously earning $3.3 million from the DNC.
- Perkins Coie law firm collected $3.8 million from the DNC, $481,979 from the Convention fund and $1.8 million from HFA in 2016.