Each day seems to bring a fresh round of reports that the Democratic National Committee is beset by turmoil, confusion and infighting. I’d be more worried about the state of the party if it wasn’t.

There is just a broad consensus that the DNC is ineffectual and not where we should be giving money,” a longtime donor said.

One DNC member told Rolling Stone local party volunteers have been asked about the DNC’s squabble with Hogg while working in some of the darkest red swaths of their state. “This an unpaid volunteer — ...