Recent polling suggests that expectations of a "blue wave" in Congress for the 2026 mid-terms are crumbling fast, and as we examined recently, the Democrats are facing one of the biggest financial shortfalls in DNC history. The organization has around $16 million of cash on hand for campaign operations after debts are counted. The Republicans have over $129 million cash on hand with zero debt.
In terms of super-PAC money, the Democrats have $334 million to draw from while Republicans have $1.06 billion.
The funding disparity could not be more obvious, but what is the cause? What happened to the Democrat's massive cash apparatus - the same system that raised over $1 billion for the Kamala Harris campaign in 2024? It's almost as if the money simply disappeared.
Some theories suggest that institutions like USAID were funneling cash into the DNC through various political NGOs and subsidies. There is some validity to these claims.
Groups tied to NGO networks like the former Arabella Advisors (which managed large 501(c) funds handling over a billion dollars for advocacy, ballot measures, and political activity) saw scrutiny and restructuring after Donald Trump took office. These management groups contracted support for Democratic-aligned causes, messaging, voter mobilization, and infrastructure.
One of the biggest supporters of Arabella Advisors was the Bill Gates Foundation, which cut ties with Arabella last year. Arabella ceased operations in November of 2025 due to investigations into "Dark Money" funding. Interestingly, Democrat coffers have suffered significant declines after Arabella dissolved and rebranded as "Sunflower Services". The organization also had numerous overlapping ties to USAID.
It should also be noted that employee contributions from USAID, the Department of Education and other organizations targeted by DOGE cuts were around 95% Democrat. Huge swaths of the federal bureaucracy have long been run by the far-left. Presidents come and go, but the bureaucracy is forever.
Beyond the dark money angle, much of the DNC's losses can be attributed to their own ideologically unhinged leadership. Kamala Harris, for example, had nearly double the number of billionaire donors and corporate sponsors compared to Donald Trump, yet Trump won the election in a landslide and the Harris camp ended up with $22 million in debt.
Major donors including Bob Kerrigan and Reid Hoffman have pulled back from the DNC after the 2024 disaster, citing lack of faith in leadership and questions over the purpose of the Democratic Party.
Finally, with the rise of fanatical Democrat Socialist candidates in blue city elections across the US, the Democrat Party is being treated as radioactive. The more the party doubles down on woke, the less people like or trust them (Get Woke, Go Broke).
It's unclear how well Democrats will perform in the mid-term elections this year given their financial problems, but it is often true that any party that can't get people to vote with their wallets is going to have a hard time getting people to show up at the polls.
Tyler Durden Mon, 08/03/2026 - 22:10Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday repeated his call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to approve the establishment of three Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, as senior Israeli ministers continue to speak openly about their plans for permanent Israeli control of the Palestinian territory.
Smotrich made the call in a post on X, in which he referenced the withdrawal of settlements from Gaza and from an area of the northern West Bank, which he calls "northern Samaria," a policy known as the "disengagement." Israel is re-establishing the settlements in the northern West Bank, and he is calling for the same in Gaza.
via ReutersIn the post, Smotrich referenced the upcoming Israeli elections, warning that a "left-wing" government won't expand settlements as aggressively.
"Before us stands the choice, between a right-wing government that will continue the momentum of construction and expand it, and a dangerous left-wing government that openly declares its intention to evacuate settlements and outposts and to promote a 'political agreement,'"7 Smotrich said.
"And from northern Samaria – to Gaza! The Settlement Administration under my leadership is prepared to establish 3 settlements in the northern sector of the Gaza Strip, and I call on the Prime Minister to give the green light to the move. Together we correct the sin of the disengagement," he added.
Smotrich also holds a ministerial position in the Israeli Defense Ministry, where he oversees the Settlement Administration. He first announced in June that the body had drawn up plans for three settlements in Gaza and was just waiting for the green light from Netanyahu.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, has also said that Israel will establish three "Nachala outposts" - a type of settlement that starts as a community for IDF soldiers with the goal of establishing a permanent civilian presence.
Katz recently boasted of the destruction of Gaza cities during a visit to the northern part of the Strip. When asked how the view of the destruction made him feel, the Israeli minister said, "I feel good. Thank God. This is all the result of a deliberate policy aimed at removing threats. Instead of the raid method—going in and out—the IDF is inside, the terrorists are outside, and the houses are destroyed."
Tyler Durden Mon, 08/03/2026 - 21:45