DNC Chair Election Suggests Democrats Have Learned Nothing
A dark money election of party loyalists more consumed with identity politics than interested in why working class voters have drifted away.
Lee Fang
Jan 31, 2025
Democrats suffered a crushing election defeat up and down the ballot last year, hemorrhaging support from men of all races, the working class, and the youth vote. Over the next 24 hours, the party will move to elect new leadership.
The campaign for Democratic National Committee chair leaves an impression that they have learned absolutely nothing.
The debates over the last few weeks with the leading candidates – Martin O’Malley, Ken Martin, and Ben Wikler – have showcased timid ideas, vague platitudes about organizing, and promises to “fight for transparency” while concealing secret billionaire support.
Wikler, the leading candidate, has refused to disclose donor information. Wikler, the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, is known for his connections to billionaire Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn. Hoffman was one of the biggest donors to Democratic groups last year. He used his influence to pressure Kamala Harris to jettison populist voices in the Biden administration, such as Lina Khan.
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