PHILADELPHIA – Twenty-four hours before the start of the Democratic National Convention here, convention fundraising chief Jason O’Malley revealed the DNC is $2.5 million short of paying for the festivities.

The revelation was buried in the 26th paragraph of the Sunday “brunch edition” of Politico’s Playbook, which is billed as the “must-read briefing on what’s driving the day in Washington.”

O’Malley explained he now needs to go out and essentially beg for money to cover convention costs: – READ MORE