The first paragraph

Just months into the tenure of a new party leader, Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s financial situation has grown so bleak that top officials have discussed whether they might need to borrow money this year to keep paying the bills.

The final sentences

[An] early Martin project is a new streaming show on YouTube, “The Daily Blueprint,” which is filmed in a studio with high-end production. The show has drawn a minuscule audience so far, with some episodes scoring fewer than 1,000 views.