Following the loss of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris to former President Donald Trump in the November 5th U.S. presidential election, there has been criticism within the Democratic Party that it was a financial disaster.
On November 9, Lindy Lee, a member of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) finance committee, appeared on Fox News Channel and criticized Harris’ campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, for incurring a staggering $1 billion loss, describing it as a “disaster.”
Lee revealed that the party faces a debt of $18 to $20 million, and she had personally raised millions for the campaign. She noted that O’Malley Dillon had been confident in Harris’s victory, which attracted significant donations.
The Washington Times reported that the Democratic Party is conducting an internal assessment of the cause of Harris’ defeat. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly expressed frustration over President Joe Biden’s delayed decision to withdraw from the presidential race.
Lee argued that if the party truly believed Trump posed a threat to democracy, they should have held a primary election, which would have yielded different results.
However, she added that Biden’s immediate endorsement of Harris upon withdrawing his candidacy effectively eliminated the possibility of the primary.
