The DNC is holding a meeting at the ritzy $400-a-night resort over the weekend to choose a new party chair, a move that took on urgency after the Democrats took a beating at the ballot box in November. State party chairs Ben Wikler of Wisconsin, Ken Martin of Minnesota, and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley have the most votes so far
Hey, I recognize that name. I sent a letter to Ben Wikler a couple months ago, demanding that the next DNC chair NOT be a neoliberal, and saying that I wouldn’t offer any more support to any neolib candidates. This was based on the assumption that he would be the one representing me for the purpose of choosing the next DNC chair. I never really expected he could be the one selected for it. I hope he’s as progressive as I’ve heard.
I’m not sure the head of the DNC really has anything to do with the party platform. It’s always seemed like more of a fundraising and coordination position. I dunno, maybe someone with an agenda could take the position and try to do something with it, but that doesn’t seem like the norm. There doesn’t seem to be much leadership happening anywhere else in the Dem party.
Anyone care to offer arguments that this election means anything?
I have a short and extremely compelling read that details (from someone who served in the role, albeit in an interim capacity) how important the DNC chair can be, by way of explaining how exactly the party was ratfucked in 2016 via money. Literally every American should read this:
I got this from a Lemmy user recently and it very clearly spells out how exactly we got fucked in 2016 and why this position and also the fundraising is so massively, critically important!
Hey, I recognize that name. I sent a letter to Ben Wikler a couple months ago, demanding that the next DNC chair NOT be a neoliberal, and saying that I wouldn’t offer any more support to any neolib candidates. This was based on the assumption that he would be the one representing me for the purpose of choosing the next DNC chair. I never really expected he could be the one selected for it. I hope he’s as progressive as I’ve heard.
Ken Martin won the election
This good or bad? What I read looks like we will get more of the same from Democrats.
I’m not sure the head of the DNC really has anything to do with the party platform. It’s always seemed like more of a fundraising and coordination position. I dunno, maybe someone with an agenda could take the position and try to do something with it, but that doesn’t seem like the norm. There doesn’t seem to be much leadership happening anywhere else in the Dem party.
Anyone care to offer arguments that this election means anything?
I have a short and extremely compelling read that details (from someone who served in the role, albeit in an interim capacity) how important the DNC chair can be, by way of explaining how exactly the party was ratfucked in 2016 via money. Literally every American should read this:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/02/clinton-brazile-hacks-2016-215774/
I got this from a Lemmy user recently and it very clearly spells out how exactly we got fucked in 2016 and why this position and also the fundraising is so massively, critically important!
He tends to say the right kind of things, but thats not the same as being in a position to act and doing so.