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DNC fires top fundraiser amid fundraising drought

By Diana Stancy Correll
Published November 2, 2017 10:26pm ET
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DNC fires top fundraiser amid fundraising drought
From January to September the DNC has raised $51 million. The Republican National Committee has garnered $104 million during the same time period. (AP)

The Democratic National Committee fired its top fundraiser Emily Mellencamp Smith on Thursday, according to a report Thursday.

After working in the role for just five months, Smith was released from her position as part of a reorganization of the committee’s senior leadership in an effort to boost fundraising, Politico reported Thursday.

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