" ... funneling away people and resources and creating a shadow apparatus.."
yes! that's what we need! is howard dean still around?
this is kind of a colorless, bureaucratic job it seems ... but not this year! the party either needs to find a firebrand focused on building the resistance or it needs to get out of the way.
this kind of thing, and the circus in the california governor's race, just make the party look like a mighty weak reed to clutch in the coming storm.
thank you for reminding any obama-esque community organizers out there that they don't have to bow to the dnc to get excellent results.
The Democratic National Committee showed how absolutely useless it was when it chose Perez over Pete Buttigieg as chair. The whole Democratic leadership needs to be replaced in Congress. The Democratic Senators keep voting for Trump's nominations for his administration. I think people would be shocked on how many Democratic Senators vote on issues that help Trump and hurt the constituents.
The last point is key. Majority-minority districts increase minority representation but hurt Democrats overall by decreasing the number of competitive districts. It's estimated the VRA cost Dems 10 seats in the 1990s. Republicans are about to FAFO... again.
Ken Martin, like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are convenient punching bags because they are failing the party and the country. They are playing politics while the fascists commit crimes.
When Criminal Trump ran for office in 2024, after participating in an insurrection and giving aid and comfort to insurrectionists, which Democrat got out in public and said, "He can't be President because his actions disqualified him. If you bring him to me with a bunch of Electoral Votes, I'm going to tell you where to go with them. And it won't be the Capitol." ?
Which of these brave souls demanded he give back any campaign funds he raise on the claim he's won in 2020, because raising money on a lie is fraud?
Which of them went to the public last September when we first learned he was bombing boats in the Caribbean and said, "A military attack on civilians is a war crime. He needs to be removed from power and trotted off to The Hague." ? To this day, Rep. Seth Mouton is the only elected Democrat I’ve heard call these war crimes.
They don't treat him like a criminal. So, of course people think he's just a weird Republican, and they vote for him. Look, elect a criminal, expect crime.
Every word from Democrats in Congress should be about the criminality of Criminal Trump. Every sentence should ask why Republicans in Congress aren't removing him. Are they fellow criminals, is that it? Are they fine with war crimes? Are they fine going down the drain with this guy?
Put a little pressure on these Republicans.
And if Ken Martin would like to win me back, find a way to block the money of big donors out of the party. The federal government and most of the media are bought off by the big spenders. Do you have to be, too?
Ben Wikler had a solid record in Wisconsin, and he was clearly the better candidate for DNC Chair. I mean, just stellar, gold star, proven-track-record guy. Instead, they went with…this dude, because connections. It is the epitome of everything wrong with the party. May the DNC reap what it sowed. I’m certainly not donating to them anytime soon (candidates are a different story).
Grateful for your coverage (always) and really grateful Favs did the interview, as painful as it was to listen to. I rarely use the term 'gaslight' but there's pretty much no other way to describe Ken Martin's leadership style. Get him out and let's rebuild it!
I just listened to this podcast b/c of this post. Wow, it was bad. The DNC needs to replace this guy b/c no one is going to give it any money after listening to this interview.
Thanks for writing this piece. I forced myself to listen to the entire episode. I was enraged; the DNC has learned EFFING NOTHING. It's no wonder that Democratic candidates are getting a ton of donations, and the DNC has not. After hearing this interview, there is ZERO percent chance I will give to the DNC.
And, also, - trying to be self-reflective - it's a good reminder that being condescending (even when you are right) will turn off anyone from listening to you.
I was really disappointed that Ben Wikler didn't get elected. Saw him a number of times on various shows and he seemed fabulous to me. Now I'm even MORE disappointed. How the heck did Martin get elected? He's a drip.
Democrats never fail to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The Democratic Party has no identity. MAGA sure does. Democrats have been out raised in donations, out maneuvered with state legislatures, messaging, communication, and making sure there is no bench of candidates ready for the show. They have almost lower numbers than republicans, but still have the same corporate masters. Fear of the word socialism. Standing by with speech’s while the country is deconstructing the New Deal. Their theme song is “running Scared” by Roy Orbison. I used to be a Democrat. No longer.
" ... funneling away people and resources and creating a shadow apparatus.."
yes! that's what we need! is howard dean still around?
this is kind of a colorless, bureaucratic job it seems ... but not this year! the party either needs to find a firebrand focused on building the resistance or it needs to get out of the way.
this kind of thing, and the circus in the california governor's race, just make the party look like a mighty weak reed to clutch in the coming storm.
thank you for reminding any obama-esque community organizers out there that they don't have to bow to the dnc to get excellent results.
The Democratic National Committee showed how absolutely useless it was when it chose Perez over Pete Buttigieg as chair. The whole Democratic leadership needs to be replaced in Congress. The Democratic Senators keep voting for Trump's nominations for his administration. I think people would be shocked on how many Democratic Senators vote on issues that help Trump and hurt the constituents.
The last point is key. Majority-minority districts increase minority representation but hurt Democrats overall by decreasing the number of competitive districts. It's estimated the VRA cost Dems 10 seats in the 1990s. Republicans are about to FAFO... again.
https://supreme.findlaw.com/legal-commentary/majority-minority-voting-districts-and-their-role-in-politics.html
Ken Martin, like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are convenient punching bags because they are failing the party and the country. They are playing politics while the fascists commit crimes.
When Criminal Trump ran for office in 2024, after participating in an insurrection and giving aid and comfort to insurrectionists, which Democrat got out in public and said, "He can't be President because his actions disqualified him. If you bring him to me with a bunch of Electoral Votes, I'm going to tell you where to go with them. And it won't be the Capitol." ?
Which of these brave souls demanded he give back any campaign funds he raise on the claim he's won in 2020, because raising money on a lie is fraud?
Which of them went to the public last September when we first learned he was bombing boats in the Caribbean and said, "A military attack on civilians is a war crime. He needs to be removed from power and trotted off to The Hague." ? To this day, Rep. Seth Mouton is the only elected Democrat I’ve heard call these war crimes.
They don't treat him like a criminal. So, of course people think he's just a weird Republican, and they vote for him. Look, elect a criminal, expect crime.
Every word from Democrats in Congress should be about the criminality of Criminal Trump. Every sentence should ask why Republicans in Congress aren't removing him. Are they fellow criminals, is that it? Are they fine with war crimes? Are they fine going down the drain with this guy?
Put a little pressure on these Republicans.
And if Ken Martin would like to win me back, find a way to block the money of big donors out of the party. The federal government and most of the media are bought off by the big spenders. Do you have to be, too?
Ben Wikler had a solid record in Wisconsin, and he was clearly the better candidate for DNC Chair. I mean, just stellar, gold star, proven-track-record guy. Instead, they went with…this dude, because connections. It is the epitome of everything wrong with the party. May the DNC reap what it sowed. I’m certainly not donating to them anytime soon (candidates are a different story).
Grateful for your coverage (always) and really grateful Favs did the interview, as painful as it was to listen to. I rarely use the term 'gaslight' but there's pretty much no other way to describe Ken Martin's leadership style. Get him out and let's rebuild it!
Ken Martin is a blatantly corrupt tone deaf mess. He's go to go - YESTERDAY
(makes me think all the institutional dems are this bad
SIMON ROSENBERG of Hopium would be perfect to take over leadership
He’s horrible! I’ve thought he needed to go since the Jon Stewart interview. He sounded so disconnected. I wish Simon could take over.
Ben Wikler was and is the better choice
I just listened to this podcast b/c of this post. Wow, it was bad. The DNC needs to replace this guy b/c no one is going to give it any money after listening to this interview.
Thanks for writing this piece. I forced myself to listen to the entire episode. I was enraged; the DNC has learned EFFING NOTHING. It's no wonder that Democratic candidates are getting a ton of donations, and the DNC has not. After hearing this interview, there is ZERO percent chance I will give to the DNC.
And, also, - trying to be self-reflective - it's a good reminder that being condescending (even when you are right) will turn off anyone from listening to you.
I was really disappointed that Ben Wikler didn't get elected. Saw him a number of times on various shows and he seemed fabulous to me. Now I'm even MORE disappointed. How the heck did Martin get elected? He's a drip.
He was the absolute best choice.
I hope voters are so sick of the gerrymandering by republicans (on top of everything else) that they vote democratic or stay home.
Democrats never fail to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The Democratic Party has no identity. MAGA sure does. Democrats have been out raised in donations, out maneuvered with state legislatures, messaging, communication, and making sure there is no bench of candidates ready for the show. They have almost lower numbers than republicans, but still have the same corporate masters. Fear of the word socialism. Standing by with speech’s while the country is deconstructing the New Deal. Their theme song is “running Scared” by Roy Orbison. I used to be a Democrat. No longer.
Dear Dems: in some position to bring the ship back to shore (meaning Democracy);
Please pay attention (aka $) to Ohio. State Governor’s race. Amy Acton.
What is the phrase? So goes Ohio, So goes the nation.
We are literally a flyover state. Wright Brothers.