“I’ve always viewed my role as a chair of the Democratic Party to take the low road, so my candidates and elected officials can take the high road, meaning, I’m going to throw a punch,” Martin said.

He suggested, implicitly, that he would be a departure from the party’s previous chair, Jaime Harrison, telling reporters, “This is a new DNC” and that “we’re taking the gloves off.”

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    Ken Martin believes there are ethical and good billionaires. Democrats are just being as idiotic as we’re used to.

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      Ken Martin is no perfect angel, but he’ll make progress a lot easier than the previous chair. He helped elected reps who got a fairly progressive agenda through in Minnesota with a one seat majority

      Paid family leave, free breakfast & lunch for students, free community college for families making <80k, guaranteed paid sick leave, banned companies from holding mandatory anti-union meetings, etc.

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    I’m not willing to yield any more room to Democrat insiders.

    They are going to have to show me results not talk tough and having waited their turn.

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      guess you’ll be sitting out the next few elections, I won’t be. I’ll be voting for the party that’s obviously more in line with my values AND can get in office.

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    Sounds like a hit piece against the guy who won’t bend over backwards for big money interests