The DNC is responsible for articulating and promoting the Democratic platform and coordinating party organizational activity.

According to Boris Heersink, "political scientists have traditionally described the parties' national committees as inconsequential but impartial service providers.

[9]: 5 According to its charter,[1] the committee is further composed of: All DNC members are superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention, and their role can affect the outcome over a close primary race only if no candidate receives a majority of pledged delegates.

An Executive Committee of roughly 65 members determined by the DNC is responsible for the affairs of the party and meets at least quarterly.

After a close victory over Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, Perez appointed Ellison as deputy chair in an attempt to lessen the divide in the Democratic Party after the contentious 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, which saw conflicts between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Chinagate was an alleged effort by the People's Republic of China to influence domestic American politics prior to and during the Clinton administration.

[121] Cyber attacks and hacks were claimed by or attributed to various individual and groups such as: On July 22, 2016, WikiLeaks released approximately 20,000 DNC emails.

[131] Critics claimed that the Committee unequally favored Hillary Clinton and acted in support of her nomination while opposing the candidacy of her primary challenger Bernie Sanders.

He also testified that old versions of the Republican National Committee's servers were breached, but then-current databases were unaffected.

[136] The DNC subsequently filed a lawsuit in federal court against WikiLeaks and others alleging a conspiracy to influence the election.