{"id":2373956,"date":"2024-11-27T13:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T18:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-forced-to-beg-for-money-after-disastrous-election-losses-lead-to-party-betrayal\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T13:25:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T18:25:16","slug":"dnc-forced-to-beg-for-money-after-disastrous-election-losses-lead-to-party-betrayal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-forced-to-beg-for-money-after-disastrous-election-losses-lead-to-party-betrayal\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Forced to Beg for Money After Disastrous Election Losses Lead to Party &#8216;Betrayal&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-forced-to-beg-for-money-after-disastrous-election-losses-lead-to-party-betrayal%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=2373956&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>The \u200cDemocratic National Committee (DNC) is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">facing significant backlash<\/a>\u200d following \u2063mass layoffs \u200bafter the recent\u200c election campaign,\u200b which saw a Democratic candidate\u2063 spend over $1 billion in \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-durant-just-reminded-us-that-hes-the-greatest-basketball-player-on-earth\/\" title=\"Kevin Durant Just Reminded Us That He\u2019s The Greatest Basketball Player On Earth\">losing effort<\/a>. Reports indicate that the DNC \u200dplans to downsize \u2064its staff from approximately 680 employees to\u2062 fewer than \u2062200, causing frustration among those affected, particularly \u200cas the layoffs\u2064 were \u2064announced\u200c with little notice and no severance packages. \u2063The\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-number-of-front-line-health-care-workers-refusing-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"Shocking Number of Front Line Health Care Workers Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine\">union representing<\/a> the laid-off workers has set\u200c up a\u2062 GoFundMe campaign to support them, but it\u200c has raised only around $18,000 of \u2064its $25,000 goal after\u200d a week. Many \u2063current \u2062DNC staffers\u2062 have expressed feelings\u200d of \u2062betrayal concerning the party&#8217;s handling of the layoffs, especially given the \u200dconsiderable fundraising effort for the \u2062campaign. \u2064While the DNC asserts \u2062it\u200c has adhered to its union \u2064agreement and acknowledges\u200c the challenges of workforce scaling in\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amber-smith-why-young-americans-dont-want-to-serve-in-todays-military\/\" title=\"Amber Smith: Why Young Americans Don&#039;t Want To Serve In Today&#039;s Military\">political cycles<\/a>, the low fundraising response and the\u2064 union&#8217;s disappointment \u2064suggest a rift\u2063 within the party regarding\u200b its values\u2062 and support for employees.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Go woke, go broke&rdquo; has taken on a new meaning for the Democratic National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the Nov. 5 election campaign, when the losing Democratic candidate blew through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-surrogate-turns-campaign-lot-us-misled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than $1 billion<\/a>, the DNC laid off hundreds of employees, the leftist outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2024\/11\/dnc-staffers-mass-layoffs-no-severence-union-workers-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mother Jones<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the union representing those workers has launched a GoFundMe campaign begging the public for help &mdash; and it&rsquo;s not getting much.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday morning, after a week of panhandling, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-the-dnc-staff-union-layoff-relief-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe appeal<\/a> had raised only about $18,000 of a goal of $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>DNC Staff Union members still on the payroll are framing the layoffs as a &ldquo;betrayal&rdquo; of the party&rsquo;s values, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dnc-union-launches-gofundme-help-former-employees-hit-massive-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to Mother Jones, the party &ldquo;intends to downsize from about 680 staff to fewer than 200.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The news came amid reports of Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; campaign ending up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamalas-election-loss-looks-even-painful-20m-problem-looms-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$20 million in the red<\/a> after a campaign that included wild spending, such as Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/remember-john-edwardss-1250-haircut-kamalas-nails-just-blew-number-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paying $5,000<\/a> for the work of a &ldquo;nail artist&rdquo; (a nail artist?) and $1 million to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-oprah-pressed-claims-kamala-harris-campaign-paid-1m-political-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oprah Winfrey&rsquo;s Harpo Productions<\/a> for a single infomercial set.<\/p>\n<p>The layoffs were announced with &ldquo;with little notice and no severance,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frances-right-wing-leads-first-round-of-parliamentary-election-projections-show-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Projections indicate France&#039;s right-wing ahead in parliamentary election first round - Washington Examiner\">union&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s GoFundMe page stated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are heartbroken to see our colleagues &mdash; who dedicated countless hours to electing Democrats up and down the ballot &mdash; depart under these circumstances, and we are furious with DNC leadership for failing to provide severance to those affected,&rdquo; the page said.<\/p>\n<p>In comparison to the Democratic Party&rsquo;s fundraising that brought in gargantuan sums of money for the Harris presidential campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-walz-holds-fundraiser-george-soros-sons-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from wealthy donors<\/a>, the $18,000 raised in a week by the union&rsquo;s GoFundMe appeal appears pretty paltry.<\/p>\n<p>But even if it hasn&rsquo;t raised a lot of money, the effort has gotten plenty of attention on social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: DNC Union launches GoFundMe for laid-off staffers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are heartbroken to see our colleagues&hellip; depart under these circumstances, and we are furious with DNC leadership for failing to provide severance to those affected.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Do you plan to contribute?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/avqvM4YNPH\">pic.twitter.com\/avqvM4YNPH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylenabecker\/status\/1861456937558147333?\">November 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wowwww&hellip;.the DNC laid off 2\/3 of its staff with no severance. There&rsquo;s actually a GoFundMe for the laid off staffers. I&rsquo;m not donating since over a billion dollars was raised for Kamala&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>This is the actual GoFundMe; I thought it was a hoax<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wrtxwrFiGZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/wrtxwrFiGZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NotoriousRiddler (@NotoriousRdlr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NotoriousRdlr\/status\/1861403049077457193?\">November 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I thought it was a joke.<br \/> It&rsquo;s not. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iy3gvdxkaw\">https:\/\/t.co\/Iy3gvdxkaw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; anna alexis michel (@annaaleximichel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annaaleximichel\/status\/1861491866853605862?\">November 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For its part, the DNC maintains it has upheld its responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every cycle, political organizations scale up to meet the demands, and as the cycle comes to a close, it&rsquo;s a tough reality of our industry that we must part with talented, hardworking staff,&rdquo; a representative said in a statement, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the DNC has met the terms of the union agreement negotiated by the CBA, we  the entire DNC family&rsquo;s frustration and continue to provide resources to all members of the team to support them in this transition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following the November 5 election campaign, where the unsuccessful Democratic candidate spent over $1 billion, the DNC reportedly laid off hundreds of staff members, according to Mother Jones. In response, the union for these workers has started a GoFundMe campaign seeking public assistance but has only managed to raise about $18,000 of its $25,000 goal after a week. Those still employed by the DNC are expressing feelings of &#8220;betrayal&#8221; regarding the layoffs. Mother Jones also noted that the party plans to reduce its workforce from around 680 employees to fewer than 200. This news comes alongside reports that Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; campaign ended up with a $20 million deficit after extravagant expenditures like paying $5,000 for nail art and $1 million for an infomercial set from Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s Harpo Productions. The layoffs were announced with minimal notice and no severance pay; as stated on their GoFundMe page, union members expressed heartbreak over their colleagues&#8217; departures and anger towards DNC leadership for not providing severance packages. Compared to significant fundraising efforts during Harris&#8217;s presidential campaign from affluent donors, the union&#8217;s GoFundMe results seem meager. Despite this lack of funds raised so far, it has attracted considerable attention on social media platforms. The DNC claims it is fulfilling its obligations and acknowledges that downsizing is a challenging reality in political organizations at cycle ends while stating they are providing resources to assist affected team members during this transition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2373957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DNC.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7705,45781,45783,45782,33017],"class_list":["post-2373956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dnc","tag-election-losses","tag-fundraising-struggles","tag-party-betrayal","tag-political-analysis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DNC.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373956","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=2373956"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373960,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373956\/revisions\/2373960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}