The Democratic National Committee (DNC) held its annual summer meeting this week in Minneapolis, beginning on Monday, August 25. The party no doubt went into the three-day event hoping to find some direction as it fumbles with messaging and faces plunging poll numbers, party division, fundraising issues, and a massive drop in voter registration. Instead, the event was another tiresome display of cognitive dissonance and wishful thinking: a lot of talk about change without displaying a willingness to break away from the destructive path it continues to tumble down. The meeting was adjourned on Wednesday morning, however, due to a shooting at a Catholic school only ten minutes away. But donors, allies, and voters had probably already seen and heard enough to understand the party's priorities and predict its future.
DNC Unites to Fight
Elected just six months ago, DNC Chair Ken Martin has a nearly impossible task ahead of him. He somehow must rebrand a fractured party and raise funds with little to offer donors other than a pocketful of hope and a strong opposition to Trump. In fact, Martin’s opening speech was primarily a screed bashing the president while firing up members in the process:
“Now, look, folks, I’m sick and tired of this Democratic Party bringing a pencil to a knife fight. We cannot be the only party that plays by the rules anymore. We’ve got to stand up and fight. We’re not going to have a hand tied behind our back anymore. Let’s grow a damn spine and get in this fight.”
And the crowd hopped to their feet and went wild, clapping, united in their hatred for one person. It’s all about the “fight,” taking a stand against the “authoritarian” orange man. If Democratic supporters were hoping for something new and reassuring to lift their spirits, they probably did not find it while watching this spectacle.
“This is not politics as usual,” said Martin. “This is authoritarianism. It’s fascism in a red tie, and we, each of you in this room and all the Democrats throughout this country, we are the only thing standing in his way.”



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