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The #Resistance is giving money to everyone but the DNC

By Becket Adams

Published August 20, 2018 6:50pm ET

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The #Resistance is giving money to everyone but the DNC — Tom Perez, President Barack Obama's former labor secretary and the choice of establishment insiders, became the chairman of the Democratic National Committee by defeating Sen. Bernie Sanders', I-Vt., handpicked candidate: Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison. (AP Photo/Branden Camp) | Branden Camp

Democratic voters are energized, as we are reminded again and again. But the Democratic National Committee has to be wondering why the resistance’s anti-Trump enthusiasm isn’t translating into better-than-usual fundraising numbers.

The DNC’s coffers are in no serious straits, but financial support from its base has been mediocre at best — and maybe even embarrassing considering the massive hauls the Republican National Committee keeps scoring.

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