The other day I noted that the DNC Convention Committee was having financial troubles. Today the Denver Post reports that the party is considering convention cuts to make up for the downfall.

Committee sources say they are working with the Democratic National Convention Committee to consider lowering the $55 million in private cash and donated services that must be raised to bring the convention to town. The cuts would be made to the many parties the host committee is obligated to throw for the delegations and the news media, and other hospitality functions not tied to production aspects inside the convention hall.

“There have been no specific decisions made,” host committee spokesman Chris Lopez said. “We’re always identifying costs and weighing them against our anticipated revenue.”

While Democrats are still confident they will raise the money needed the shortfall is an interesting sign of weakness for the DNC which is struggling while their two primary candidates are raising never-before-seen amounts. Is this a sign that Dems are holding out until they know their chosen candidate will win or just an anomaly that will be resolved with some publicity and some help from high profile fundraisers?