State‑party insiders can cripple fundraising

When national party leaders are chosen because they represent state‑party networks rather than because they have donor relationships or fundraising competence, the national committee can be left unable to raise the money needed to compete. The Ken Martin case — a DNC chair with strong state‑party backing but poor major‑donor ties and weak fundraising results — illustrates that dynamic. — This matters because party organizational choices can directly degrade electoral competitiveness and reshape who controls campaign resources and strategy.