Democrats are admitting that recounts in three swing states won't give Hillary Clinton the White House and could cause 'further depression' among her supporters.

'It’s a waste of time and money. It is not going to change anything,' Joe Trippi, campaign manager of Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign, told The Hill.

John Kerry alum Robert Shrum told the publication there's 'no chance' that the recount will change the results of an election.

The Democratic National Committee has been silent on the matter, and so has Clinton.

Democrats are admitting that recounts in three swing states won't give Hillary Clinton the White House and could cause 'further depression' among her supporters

Her general counsel said Saturday that the gap between the Democrat and Donald Trump 'well exceeds the largest margin ever overcome in a recount' but the campaign would participate in the Green Party-funded recount anyway.

'Regardless of the potential to change the outcome in any of the states, we feel it is important, on principle, to ensure our campaign is legally represented in any court proceedings and represented on the ground in order to monitor the recount process itself,' Marc Elias said in Medium Post explaining the Clinton camp's position.

Trump is ahead of Clinton by more than 70,000 votes in Pennsylvania, where Green Party candidate Jill Stein formally asked for a recount on Monday. In Wisconsin, the first state that Stein filed for a recount, the gap between Clinton and Trump is greater than 22,000 ballots.

A third state, Michigan, was too close to call until yesterday. Officials certified Trump as the winner on Monday after determining he had a 10,704 vote lead over Clinton.

Stein has said she'll ask for a recount there, too, even though she too believes the outcome of the election will not change.

Clinton has the most to gain from a recount - Stein won less than one percent of the vote in Pennsylvania and slightly more than one percent of the ballots cast in Wisconsin and Michigan.

Stein said Tuesday on MSNBC the recount is directly tied to success of her policy proposals.

'We must have confidence in our votes in order to impact policy,' she said. 'We have to start somewhere by reclaiming this promise of democracy. And we're gonna start by ensuring that we have a voting system we can trust.'

Center for American Progress head and Clinton ally Neera Tanden said Monday on MSNBC that Clinton knows a recount won't overturn Trump's distinction as president-elect.

'She's not expecting a change in the results, but she does want to make sure that the votes are counted,' Tanden said. She added, 'I think it's a good process.'

Shrum, the former Kerry campaign staffer, told the Hill, 'My sense is that the Clinton people would have preferred this not to happen and are going to be involved only in a monitoring capacity.'

Clinton has the most to gain from a recount - Green Party candidate Jill Stein won less than one percent of the vote in Pennsylvania and roughly one percent of the vote in Wisconsin and Michigan, yet she's still asking for recounts

Stein has raised more than $6 million to fund the recount that Trump and his transition team derided as 'ridiculous.'

Trump spokesman Jason Miller said Monday the recount 'is really just a way for Ms. Stein and the Green Party to go and make money.'

Citing the $6 million figure, Miller said, 'It's just completely ridiculous. And I think anyone who looks at that on face value just sees how nonsensical it is.'

'It will likely not be successful, but it can be an effective organizing tool for people who are unhappy about the outcome of the election,' Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf said of the recount.

He also told The Hill, 'It will create further depression among the extreme Hillaryites.'

The Democratic Party has not taken a position on the recount.

DNC chief Donna Brazile said last week, amid a push from Democrats to get the Department of Justice to investigate voting in the Rust Best states, 'As Interim chair of the DNC, I have received info and more regarding #AuditTheElection. At this time, the DNC has not issued any statement.'

Donald Trump's spokesman Jason Miller said Monday the recount 'is really just a way for Ms. Stein and the Green Party to go and make money'

She's since retweeted an assault from Clinton's general counsel, Elias, on Trump that said, 'We are getting attacked for participating in a recount that we didn't ask for by the man who won election but thinks there was massive fraud'.

Three Democrats angling to become party chair have taken differing positions.

Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison had not commented on the recount on his Twitter or Facebook accounts as of Tuesday morning. His congressional office did not respond to an inquiry from DailyMail.com.

Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean indicated his support for an audit on Twitter. He shared an article last week from New York Magazine with the head: 'Activists Urge Clinton Campaign to Challenge Election Results in 3 Swing States.'

Jaime Harrison, Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, another DNC candidate, says that he's in favor of a new tabulation.

'It is likely these recounts will end up with no change... but those voters, volunteers, & supporters who poured their [hearts] into this election will at least know and appreciate that folks were fighting and speaking for them,' he said in a Sunday tweet.

Harrison said in a series of messages that he supports the recount effort and the abolition of the Electoral College.

'I support anything that protects the voices of ALL of the people! Our diversity is our greatest strength & at times our greatest challenge.'