The Democratic National Committee Is A Mess - And That's Not Good For The Party

 

I am a Democrat. I believe the Democratic Party has the solutions to make this country better for all of its citizens - both socially and economically. 

Currently, the party is not doing well. We lost the presidency and both houses of Congress in the last election. And most polls show Democrats faring as poorly as Republicans. It is imperative that this be changed. We must especially make it clear to working men and women that we still put their good before that of the rich.

But there is a problem with the organization that is supposed to build a stronger party - the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Instead of working together to grow the party and make it stronger, they seem to be engaged in partisan infighting.

Last February, the DNC elected a new chairman - Ken Martin of Minnesota. At the same time, some new officers were installed. One of these was David Hogg. Hogg is a young progressive who wanted to reach out to younger voters.

Hogg believes the party leaders are too old and don't represent younger voters as much as they should. He also said that he would use his Pac to support opponents to some elected Democrats in safe districts, because they are not fighting for constituents (or opposing Trump) as hard as they should - being more interested in just keeping their jobs.

That upset Martin and some other DNC members. They say the DNC should not interfere in party primaries, but remain neutral. Martin even claimed he couldn't do his job because Of Hogg and his supporters. That just sounds like a weak leader to me. The DNC should probably rethink it choice for chair.

Instead, they voted to have a new election for vice-chair - prerequisite for kicking Hogg out of his job. Hogg resigned. Now two at-large members (both union leaders) have resigned at DNC members - claiming the leadership is not acting to increase party membership.

I have to agree. If a DNC member wishes to remain neutral in primaries, that is their right. But it is also the right of any Democrats (including DNC members) to be active in party primaries (and support the candidacy of some running).

There are some elected Democrats who seem more interested in keeping their job for a lifetime than actually fighting for American citizens. Those should be opposed in their primaries - and kicked out of their jobs if the voters agree.

Frankly, I would have no problem with EVERY elected Democrats facing one or more primary opponents. If the party's voters think they are doing a good job, they will be reelected. If not, they would be defeated.

The neither the DNC nor party voters should be protecting Democrats in safe seats with a lifetime job. The party needs a youth injection - one provided by the voters.

The DNC needs to stop the infighting and do their job - growing the party and making it stronger. If they won't, the party's rank and file should choose new DNC members.