The people running the party have different goals than the voters in the party

I do recall this in being a factor, it was thought that the GOP couldn’t prevent that guy from winning the nomination in 2016 while the DNC had the power to annoint Clinton over Sanders.

Presidential campaigns “cost” over a billion dollars now.

Yes. Citizens United. At least the DNC is able to match the GOP here though.

And with the DNC valuing donation bundlers over any other skill, it’s seems like it should be pretty obvious they care more about grifting money than getting Harris elected.

That’s not obvious at all. Alternative view: they’re just trying to outspend the GOP in the hopes that this get Harris elected.

The people running the party have different goals than the voters in the party

Again, not at all obvious.

Anyone that says it takes over a billion dollars to beat shouldn’t be running a campaign for local dog catcher.

Of course that’s not it! The question is, if the GOP has a billion dollar lead over Harris, can the GOP prevail over Harris?

Maybe not, but, why take that chance?

But they’ll never stop trying to get more money. Instead of just trying to get more votes.

I mean they’re trying to use the money to spread outreach and engagement (which hopefully turns into legitimate votes for Harris). I understand the frustration with the overall system but ultimately this is all for the goal of getting more to turn out for Harris.