Federal Election Commission filings show the Democratic National Committee borrowed $15 million in October, a loan taken as the committee ended the month with $18.3 million in cash on hand.
The filing describes the loan as an unusually large amount this far from a major election.
🚨 LMFAO! The DNC is so BROKE that they just took out a $15 million dollar loan - an unusually high amount with the 2026 election being nearly a whole YEAR away...
...while the RNC raised $15M in October ALONE and has a stunning $91M war chest!We MUST translate this into a… pic.twitter.com/raIivM4xyg— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 21, 2025
The committee spent $16.9 million in October, its highest monthly total this year.
More than $6 million of that spending went toward gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia.
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DNC Chair Jaime Harrison’s executive director, Sam Cornale, defended the decision to take on the loan.
“We can't win elections or fight back against Trump if the DNC downsizes operations like it often does after a presidential cycle,” he said.
“I made a bet that investing early would build power, rack up wins and rally supporters back to the table. That bet is paying off.”
Party officials have pointed to victories in New Jersey and Virginia, though both states are traditionally Democratic.
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The financial filings also reflect broader challenges inside the party’s fundraising operation.
Major donors have remained on the sidelines as the committee works to rebuild following the 2024 cycle.
According to Politico, the DNC has taken on debt in past cycles but not typically at this point in the timeline or at this size.
During President Trump’s first term, the DNC reported $3.2 million in debt in November 2017 and more than $7 million a few months later.
The committee has not reported more than $15 million in total debt since February 2014.
The DNC raised $7.5 million from donors in October.
That figure is close to what the committee raised in October 2021, but filings show donor participation slowed earlier in the year as the committee worked through outstanding obligations.
USAID shut down and suddenly the DNC is broke…🤔 pic.twitter.com/ok2iXSZEl2
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The party spent part of 2025 paying down expenses linked to Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign.
The committee covered $18 million in remaining campaign costs from that race.
Those payments, according to party officials, reduced funds available for organizing efforts ahead of the next cycle.
The Republican National Committee reported $86 million in cash reserves at the end of September with no debt.
The filings show a significant financial gap between the two national committees entering the next phase of the cycle.
The DNC’s October report lists the loan, spending totals, donor contributions, past debt comparisons, and payments on prior-cycle obligations as the committee continues its fundraising efforts heading into 2026.
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What entity did the CPUSA/DNC/DSA borrow this money from? I’d like to know so I can boycott in case I’ve ever done business with them and never do again.
I notice that this drop in donations to the DNC corresponds to the DOGE cuts to many NGO’s and ActBlue being investigated for money laundering.
Democrats won elections in solidly Democrat districts. How is that news? How is that remarkable? What is remarkable is that Democrats voted for a Nazi in Maine, elected an Attorney General who fantasizes about infanticide and forcing the parents to watch, and a Governor who can not or will not explain how she earned millions of dollars as a Congressperson. Don’t look at what people say, watch what they do.
So who do you want to vote for? The party that can,t budget their $ or the party that has a net worth 0f 90 million? Thats exactly how the debtors will run the country. Into the ground with the freebee,s. Trump better not bail them out in a yr.
I hope the democratic party goes bankrupt and takes their anti American ideology elsewhere. China, Russia, North Korea or even Iran would match would fit their ideology perfectly.
Did the get the loan from Soros?They are in debt because too many are thieves
Does Soros & Co. actually “Lend” money to Leftist Parties ? I understood they make more by actually “Giving” the loot away !
USAID gets shut down, and now the democrats can’t “raise” money. Perhaps they haven’t been raising money legitimately for a long time. Similar to how they haven’t been winning elections legitimately for a long time.
They steal, cut off their sources of theft and break them. Arrest them, and and bankrupt them.