Ken Martin surprised Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear with a promise earlier this summer: The Democratic National Committee chair planned to invest $5 million each into the New Jersey and Virginia governors’ races this fall.

It seemed to Beshear, the incoming chair of the Democratic Governors Association, like more than what was needed. In any case, it was more than the DNC had to spend.

When Beshear’s aides followed up on the pledge, according to sources who spoke to CNN to discuss the party’s internal finances, Martin’s aides had to walk it back. The total of $10 million was too generous a promise given the DNC’s finances, so much so that Martin would likely have to tap the committee’s credit line to meet it.

Some observers question whether the DNC will have enough to cover the long-ter

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