Ken Martin will steer DNC further left

Based on this Politico article, it's painfully obvious that new DNC Chairman Ken Martin is planning on moving the DNC further to the left. In this article, which I wrote yesterday, I highlighted some of the far-left Minnesota progressives behind Martin on stage for his victory speech. Behind Martin were Keith Ellison, Minnesota's scofflaw AG, Peggy Flanagan, Tim Walz's Lt. Gov., and Squad member Ilhan Omar. Had Walz been there, the stage might've collapsed to its left.

Politico reports "For two months as he campaigned for Democratic National Committee chair, Ken Martin worked methodically through a call sheet of the committee’s 448 members, sometimes on the phone for as long as an hour, even two hours, at a time, often until 10 p.m." It continues, adding "But it was another side of Martin, what one DNC member, granted anonymity to speak candidly, called his ability to be a "knife-fighter", that Democrats and their new chair himself on Saturday appeared to embrace."

This is Martin's pitch to the delegates at the DNC meeting:

During Martin's time as DFL Chair, Martin strengthened their grip on Hennepin and Ramsey counties, aka Minneapolis and St. Paul, while losing rural Minnesota, the exurbs and, most astonishingly, the Iron Range. The DFL is essentially the party of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and Rochester.

How do you lose the Iron Range?

You lose it by ignoring the needs of the miners that was the backbone of the DFL when Minnesota had a legitimate-sized middle-class. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, the Iron Range had a muscular middle class. By the time Martin got to power, the Twin Cities had become the DFL's power base.

The DNC has a major problem, one that it can't hide. They hate fossil fuels and it shows. Barack Obama is the DNC's savior. At least he was until 2024. Now he's just an old scold, scolding African-American men to vote for Kamala Harris. This is his tweet congratulating Martin's election:

Congrats to our new DNC chair, Ken Martin. Ken has done outstanding work in Minnesota, and will bring that same energy and drive to this new role. Together, we need to build a bold, responsive Democratic Party that can tell a compelling story about who we’re fighting for and… https://t.co/0IK7DhBXxc

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 1, 2025

It's time for the DNC to admit that they need fresh blood to give it new life. Martin is a machine politician. That isn't what the DNC needs.