{"id":2366606,"date":"2024-11-09T17:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T22:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-official-takes-gloves-off-on-party-blasts-1-billion-disaster-campaign-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T17:45:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T22:45:53","slug":"dnc-official-takes-gloves-off-on-party-blasts-1-billion-disaster-campaign-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-official-takes-gloves-off-on-party-blasts-1-billion-disaster-campaign-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC official takes gloves off on party, blasts \u2018$1 billion disaster\u2019 campaign &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdnc-official-takes-gloves-off-on-party-blasts-1-billion-disaster-campaign-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366606&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Democratic\u200b National Committee (DNC) official, Lindy Li, criticized Vice \u2064President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign during a Fox News interview,\u2062 referring to it as a &#8220;$1 billion disaster.&#8221;\u200c She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-obstruct-plan-to-increase-funding-to-vaccinate-teachers\/\" title=\"Democrats Obstruct Plan To Increase Funding To Vaccinate Teachers\">expressed frustration<\/a> with the\u200b Democratic Party&#8217;s performance, mentioning that the campaign is\u2063 significantly\u200c in debt, with\u200c $18-20 million owed. Li conveyed a sense of betrayal, claiming she and her donors were misled about the campaign&#8217;s potential success. She\u2064 also criticized President Biden&#8217;s timing in not stepping down to create an opportunity\u2063 for\u2064 an open primary, which could have benefited Harris.\u200d Li&#8217;s remarks reflect\u200b a broader dissatisfaction within the party regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-harris-has-big-liberal-energy-patching-things-up-with-progressives-and-bob-good-puts-his-money-on-the-line-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Harris has big \u2018liberal\u2019 energy, patching things up with progressives, and Bob Good puts his money on the line - Washington Examiner\">current campaign strategy<\/a> and leadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DNC official takes gloves off on party, blasts &lsquo;$1 billion disaster&rsquo; campaign<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1877296\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A top Democratic surrogate blasted Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> campaign and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic<\/a> Party on Saturday, labeling her campaign a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3222249\/how-kamala-harris-plowed-through-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$1 billion<\/a> disaster.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an interview on Fox News, DNC Finance Committee member Lindy Li expressed frustration with the party and also dove into President Joe Biden&rsquo;s decision to step down less than four months before Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The truth is this is just an epic disaster, this is a $1 billion disaster,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re $20 million or $18 million in debt. It&rsquo;s incredible, and I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/100-year-old-veteran-who-raised-millions-walking-for-health-workers-dies-of-covid-19\/\" title=\"100-Year-Old Veteran Who Raised Millions Walking For Health Workers Dies Of COVID-19\">raised millions<\/a> of that. I have friends I have to be accountable to and to explain what happened because I told them it was a margin of error race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DNC finance committee member <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lindyli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lindyli<\/a> blasted the Democratic Party in an appearance on Fox this morning, saying Harris&#8217; campaign was a &#8220;$1 billion dollar disaster&#8221; and Biden&#8217;s endorsement of her was a &#8216;f*** you&#8217; to the party. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kOGyvHM9cB\">pic.twitter.com\/kOGyvHM9cB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ross O&#8217;Keefe (@RossOKeefe2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RossOKeefe2\/status\/1855352967836340614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Li said she was &ldquo;misled&rdquo; by the party&rsquo;s confidence that they would win.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was promised, Jen O&rsquo;Malley Dillon promised all of us that Harris would win,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;She even put videos out saying that Harris would win. I believed her, my donors believed her, and so they wrote massive checks. I feel like a lot of us were misled.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Li&rsquo;s comments come after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), a major source of influence within the Democratic Party, lamented the fact that Biden didn&rsquo;t step down sooner to allow for an open primary, which Harris may have been able to triumph in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race,&rdquo; Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/08\/us\/politics\/pelosi-harris-biden-open-primary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;The anticipation was that, if the president were to step aside, that there would be an open primary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Li also touched on Pelosi&rsquo;s grievances, saying Biden&rsquo;s decision to endorse Harris was &ldquo;like a big f-you to the party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually think President Biden, the whole endorsing her 30 minutes after he dropped out, I think that was a big f-you to the party,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;&lsquo;You don&rsquo;t want me, here&rsquo;s somebody that you may not like. But deal with it,&rsquo;&rdquo; Li said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden dropped out in July following a poor debate performance against former President Donald Trump and endorsed Harris. The party then coalesced around her without any real primary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris rapidly raised millions throughout her campaign before shelling it out to gain votes across the swing states.<\/p>\n<p>Her effort ultimately failed as Trump won the popular vote and is on track to win in every swing state despite being vastly outspent by Democrats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1877296\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1877296\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC official criticizes party, calls Harris&#8217;s campaign a &#8220;$1 billion disaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/harris-concession-speech-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4087,7375,7705,5894],"class_list":["post-2366606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign","tag-criticism","tag-dnc","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/harris-concession-speech-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366606"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366610,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366606\/revisions\/2366610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}