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BumRushDaShow

(146,741 posts)
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 11:46 AM Tuesday

New DNC chair: Democratic Party 'not dead'

Source: The Hill

02/04/25 10:14 AM ET


Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said the party was “not dead” despite the party’s loss of the White House and Senate majority in last fall’s elections.

“We’re not dead as a party. We’re still alive and kicking, and we’re going to fight for our values, and we’re going to fight for American values at this time, when people are seeing what Donald Trump and the Republicans are doing at this time,” Martin said during a Monday appearance on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show.”

Martin won the race to become the next DNC chair on Saturday in a highly-contested race. Democrats are looking to Martin to reestablish the party’s presence in states across the nation as preparations for midterm elections kickoff.

“There’s so many people that have struggled throughout this country over the last several years who are feeling forgotten, left behind, feeling like our party is not fighting for them anymore. And so, what we need to do in this moment when the stakes are so high, right, is to stand up and fight back,” Martin said during the interview.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5125168-dnc-chair-ken-martin-rebuild/

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New DNC chair: Democratic Party 'not dead' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP
A small suggestion Lulu KC Tuesday #1
Alive! markie Tuesday #3
Keep Up The Noise! Think. Again. Tuesday #2
"Impeach" How? Trump laughs at impeachment because he has been there, done that.n/t elocs Wednesday #17
Calls for impeachment, just like Senate "NO!" votes... Think. Again. Wednesday #19
I'm LOYAL to the Democratic Party but "we're not dead" isn't exactly fighting words. hay rick Tuesday #4
How does he know? /nt bucolic_frolic Tuesday #5
Not dead. Just resting comfortably NoRethugFriends Tuesday #6
pining for the fjords? DBoon Tuesday #7
It was about to wake up, and then you stunned it! AZJonnie Tuesday #10
Damn it! You beat me to it. Autumn Tuesday #13
Not Dead Yet DJ Synikus Makisimus Tuesday #16
I was just thinking of that scene when I saw your post. elocs Wednesday #18
Laughing Lulu KC Tuesday #14
For those demographics who split their vote, or refused to vote for VP Harris, it will be the DEMOCRATS that will fight JohnSJ Tuesday #8
Should we call-in Miracle Max to help? 🤡❤️ Oopsie Daisy Tuesday #9
Have fun storming the castle! AZJonnie Tuesday #11
"WAS" not dead? TheHill's little dig at us. Festivito Tuesday #12
Comatose can look just like dead. SupportSanity Tuesday #15

Think. Again.

(21,300 posts)
19. Calls for impeachment, just like Senate "NO!" votes...
Wed Feb 5, 2025, 07:22 AM
Wednesday

...will continue to enlighten the general public (who may not already have strong opinions) that this is a seriously wrong situation.

More public support in the resistance to trump et al will increase chances of us stopping him.

hay rick

(8,462 posts)
4. I'm LOYAL to the Democratic Party but "we're not dead" isn't exactly fighting words.
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 11:55 AM
Tuesday

So this is The Hill's takeaway from Martin on Rachel Maddow's show, which I did not see. Is this a fair summary?

Lulu KC

(6,439 posts)
14. Laughing
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 04:19 PM
Tuesday

Like when I say to my husband, "Are you falling asleep?" He shakes himself awake and says, "No, just resting my eyes."

JohnSJ

(97,284 posts)
8. For those demographics who split their vote, or refused to vote for VP Harris, it will be the DEMOCRATS that will fight
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 11:58 AM
Tuesday

for you and your rights, regardless how you voted or didn't, because it won't be the sociopath in the WH or his billionaire thugs.

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