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Chasstev365

(8,069 posts)
Fri May 8, 2026, 11:59 AM 12 hrs ago

Where the hell is DNC Chair Ken Martin?

Between the Supreme Court ruiling in Louisiana v. Callais and now the Virginia court striking down a voter approved redistricting referendum, we should be raising hell and messaging on this!

Sometimes I just want to throw in the towel and admit the fascist will win.

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Where the hell is DNC Chair Ken Martin? (Original Post) Chasstev365 12 hrs ago OP
Busy usonian 12 hrs ago #1
Sorry to say, Martin is not a very effective DNC chair. CousinIT 12 hrs ago #2
Agreed! yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #4
Should not have been elected. Being a chair in Minnesota was an easy job question everything 11 hrs ago #12
We are winning elections by huge margins. The 2024 autopsy is a distraction and releasing it would generate too much LymphocyteLover 9 hrs ago #24
He's been active in defending the right to hide 2024 election report. Kid Berwyn 12 hrs ago #3
In interviews recently, where he is questioned about the autopsy report - spin and BS. yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #5
I'm resisting everything Trump. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #13
Makes me wonder if the report Bettie 11 hrs ago #6
Absolute pointing of the finger. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #14
The interview he did with Pod Save America host Jon Favreau told me all I needed to know about Ken Martin DeeDeeNY 11 hrs ago #7
i think it shows they diddled the vote, mopinko 11 hrs ago #8
You mean Republicans diddled the vote? Why would Martin hide that? LymphocyteLover 9 hrs ago #18
cuz they did nothing. mopinko 9 hrs ago #23
what were they supposed to do? LymphocyteLover 9 hrs ago #25
sue. mopinko 8 hrs ago #34
Sue on what grounds? Who would they sue? Sure, there was funny bunsiness in the election. Was it enough to swing the LymphocyteLover 6 hrs ago #35
well we might all know that if mopinko 6 hrs ago #39
I suspect they had no legal grounds to pursue anything, but I really would like to have seen them do LymphocyteLover 3 hrs ago #44
yup. mopinko 2 hrs ago #45
Who is Ken Martin? I had to goggle a picture of him. nt AnotherMother4Peace 11 hrs ago #9
The chap I only hear from when he asks for $$ Attilatheblond 9 hrs ago #30
Why would most people care what the DNC chair has to say? Renew Deal 11 hrs ago #10
I thought they did election finances, conventions and other election business and meet about once a year or something. betsuni 11 hrs ago #15
They meet quarterly. Here is an AI summary LeftInTX 4 hrs ago #43
How nice Jeffries and Schumer get a day off from being blamed for what Republicans do. betsuni 11 hrs ago #11
I know where he is. See my post below: PatrickforB 9 hrs ago #16
So do I orangecrush 9 hrs ago #20
"Some Democratic donors frustrated with DNC Chair Ken Martin amid fundraising woes." (ABC News) red dog 1 9 hrs ago #17
I don't think the DNC chair (or RNC chair) really matters that much anymore. BannonsLiver 9 hrs ago #19
it matters but the importance of the DNC is very over-rated... especially for Dems who never march in lock-step LymphocyteLover 9 hrs ago #22
Agree on DNC. But I'd argue the importance of the DNC mirrors the importance of the party chair. BannonsLiver 9 hrs ago #26
Sure... which is why I don't really worry about Ken Martin LymphocyteLover 9 hrs ago #27
Agreed. Nothing says, "I don't understand party politics" than FSogol 8 hrs ago #31
Well said. BannonsLiver 8 hrs ago #33
The problem is that SocialDemocrat61 6 hrs ago #38
Right, things like social media matter more JI7 4 hrs ago #40
He posts regualrly on Bluesky. He's also helping Dems win elections and pushing the 50 state staregy that many Dems want LymphocyteLover 9 hrs ago #21
Ben Wikler should have won. SleeplessinSoCal 9 hrs ago #28
He definitely needs to be more vocal and out there senseandsensibility 9 hrs ago #29
Where he has been ever since elected -- this side of useless Nanjeanne 8 hrs ago #32
The job of the DNC chair is not SocialDemocrat61 6 hrs ago #36
On vacation with Garland? Emile 6 hrs ago #37
Good One! Chasstev365 4 hrs ago #42
Anyone calling his office and/or writing. vapor2 4 hrs ago #41

CousinIT

(12,704 posts)
2. Sorry to say, Martin is not a very effective DNC chair.
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:02 PM
12 hrs ago

He needs to release that damn 2024 autopsy and get off his ass on this redistricting mess.

question everything

(52,326 posts)
12. Should not have been elected. Being a chair in Minnesota was an easy job
Fri May 8, 2026, 01:07 PM
11 hrs ago

Wisconsin’s Devin Remiker would have been better, operating in a harsher climate.

LymphocyteLover

(10,069 posts)
24. We are winning elections by huge margins. The 2024 autopsy is a distraction and releasing it would generate too much
Fri May 8, 2026, 02:54 PM
9 hrs ago

negative news for the Dems when the opposition is flailing.

Kid Berwyn

(24,948 posts)
3. He's been active in defending the right to hide 2024 election report.
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:03 PM
12 hrs ago

Which obviously is more important than the fascists rolling over the Constitution.

yellow dahlia

(6,389 posts)
5. In interviews recently, where he is questioned about the autopsy report - spin and BS.
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:08 PM
12 hrs ago

I don't know how he got elected to the position. Martin O'Malley would have been a much better choice. O'Malley is smart and a communicator and a fighter.

How do we organize a coup? Or a recall?

Kid Berwyn

(24,948 posts)
14. Absolute pointing of the finger.
Fri May 8, 2026, 01:10 PM
11 hrs ago

I remember when she and Walz were "making themselves known" with the voters. Walz was calling Trump, "weird" and Couchhumper, "weirder." Then the professional consultants -- longtime professionals who get paid win or lose -- came on board. Gone was weird and in was Liz Cheney.

DeeDeeNY

(3,960 posts)
7. The interview he did with Pod Save America host Jon Favreau told me all I needed to know about Ken Martin
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:30 PM
11 hrs ago

I got very negative vibes from his evasiveness and spinning.

mopinko

(73,871 posts)
8. i think it shows they diddled the vote,
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:44 PM
11 hrs ago

and they dont want the smoke for not fighting it. not saying elon changed totals, but data on stuff like the bomb threats, etc, that made it NOT a free and fair election.
cant rly think of anything else worth hiding.

LymphocyteLover

(10,069 posts)
35. Sue on what grounds? Who would they sue? Sure, there was funny bunsiness in the election. Was it enough to swing the
Fri May 8, 2026, 05:31 PM
6 hrs ago

election? Can it be clearly tied to any person or group? is there enough solid evidence that a case could be tried?

mopinko

(73,871 posts)
39. well we might all know that if
Fri May 8, 2026, 05:42 PM
6 hrs ago

they released the report.
i’m just speculating. i have no idea, except that the whole think stunk.

LymphocyteLover

(10,069 posts)
44. I suspect they had no legal grounds to pursue anything, but I really would like to have seen them do
Fri May 8, 2026, 08:48 PM
3 hrs ago

some forensic analysis on the voting in the swing states.

mopinko

(73,871 posts)
45. yup.
Fri May 8, 2026, 09:21 PM
2 hrs ago

they didnt want to ‘b like them’, i’m guessin.
it wd b helpful to see just how much they were able to swing it, tho.

Attilatheblond

(9,182 posts)
30. The chap I only hear from when he asks for $$
Fri May 8, 2026, 03:13 PM
9 hrs ago

Never hear what he's doing with the money, or even what is going on with the party.

betsuni

(29,245 posts)
15. I thought they did election finances, conventions and other election business and meet about once a year or something.
Fri May 8, 2026, 01:12 PM
11 hrs ago

But in mythology the DNC is a large powerful infinitely-funded evil cabal of elderly elites headquartered in a vast underground wine cave called The Establishment where they sip champagne and nibble shrimp and caviars while plotting to rig primaries and stop at nothing to destroy nice progressives.

It's nutty!

LeftInTX

(34,807 posts)
43. They meet quarterly. Here is an AI summary
Fri May 8, 2026, 08:12 PM
4 hrs ago

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) held its 2026 Spring Meeting in New Orleans from April 9–11, 2026, featuring debates on Middle East policy, resolutions regarding Palestinian statehood, and preparations for the 2026 midterm elections.

The meeting included sessions on party strategy, and occurred alongside the Young Democrats of America spring meeting.Key 2026 DNC Meeting DetailsSpring Meeting: Held April 9-11, 2026, in New Orleans, LA.

Focus Areas: Internal debates over Israel policy, AIPAC influence, and strategy for 2026 midterm elections.

Associated Events: The Young Democrats of America also met in New Orleans for their Spring Meeting during the same period.

Leadership: Ken Martin serves as the DNC Chair.

Contextual InformationPrior Meeting: The December 2025 Winter meeting was held in Los Angeles, focusing on party organization, committee reports, and bylaw changes.

Upcoming Focus: The party is setting its sights on taking back Congress in 2026 and the White House in 2028.

Article about the April Meeting. TLDR...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/09/the-dnc-is-meeting-and-israel-is-at-the-forefront-once-again-00864966

I would not want serve on the DNC or our State Executive Committee. Too much travel! I think Texas has about 15 DNC members.

betsuni

(29,245 posts)
11. How nice Jeffries and Schumer get a day off from being blamed for what Republicans do.
Fri May 8, 2026, 01:00 PM
11 hrs ago

Have to root around for somebody else in some sort of leadership position to blame, though. Oh well, it's just for today.

BannonsLiver

(20,811 posts)
19. I don't think the DNC chair (or RNC chair) really matters that much anymore.
Fri May 8, 2026, 02:52 PM
9 hrs ago

Sort of an outmoded office in this day and age. So, I really don't care about Ken Martin, who he is, or what he has supposedly done wrong, because the era of the powerful party boss is over and has been for at least a decade. I don't think I could even name the RNC chair. A decade ago that would be different.

LymphocyteLover

(10,069 posts)
22. it matters but the importance of the DNC is very over-rated... especially for Dems who never march in lock-step
Fri May 8, 2026, 02:53 PM
9 hrs ago

in contrast to the GOP

BannonsLiver

(20,811 posts)
26. Agree on DNC. But I'd argue the importance of the DNC mirrors the importance of the party chair.
Fri May 8, 2026, 02:56 PM
9 hrs ago

FSogol

(47,659 posts)
31. Agreed. Nothing says, "I don't understand party politics" than
Fri May 8, 2026, 03:21 PM
8 hrs ago

complaining about the DNC chair. People think he's supposed to be complaining on tv shows and podcasts all day as entertainment. His job is to raise money in the background.

SocialDemocrat61

(7,965 posts)
38. The problem is that
Fri May 8, 2026, 05:36 PM
6 hrs ago

most political junkies have actually never been involved in a major campaign. It's like a sports fan who has never played professional sports. Despite not having no actual experience, they still think they know what their favorite team is doing wrong.

JI7

(93,847 posts)
40. Right, things like social media matter more
Fri May 8, 2026, 07:35 PM
4 hrs ago

that's where Biden seems Harris were being destroyed.

People on this site are still stuck in old ways.

LymphocyteLover

(10,069 posts)
21. He posts regualrly on Bluesky. He's also helping Dems win elections and pushing the 50 state staregy that many Dems want
Fri May 8, 2026, 02:52 PM
9 hrs ago

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,437 posts)
28. Ben Wikler should have won.
Fri May 8, 2026, 03:00 PM
9 hrs ago

Last edited Fri May 8, 2026, 05:16 PM - Edit history (1)

I was very upset when he lost to Martin. I swear, the DNC is either corrupt or completely out of touch with reality.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Wikler

senseandsensibility

(25,435 posts)
29. He definitely needs to be more vocal and out there
Fri May 8, 2026, 03:11 PM
9 hrs ago

Willing to concede that most of corporate media is probably not inviting him on, but MSNOW should be. In addition, he is merely average at communication from what I've seen. These are not average times. As far as the after election autopsy, I think that if it were released the corporate media would just use it as another way to bash Dems. It would spur constant Dems in disarray stories 24/7 and I don't know what we get out of that.

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