Pity poor Ken Martin. After years spent slaving away in the trenches of Democratic politics, first in Minnesota (where he rose to head the state party) and then nationally, he secured his dream job as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, the ultimate “insider” gig. And since then it’s all gone to hell for the guy. Let’s all take a moment to ponder this and celebrate together.
The New York Times reported on the sad state of affairs yesterday afternoon: “The D.N.C. Is in Chaos and Desperate for Cash.” That’s the last headline Martin wants to see four months into a tenure as chairman most notable for the public auto-da-fé of heretic David Hogg. With the understanding that stories like these are essentially leak wars conducted by feuding internal factions within a party via newspaper headline — the stories you’ve been reading recently about the Trump administration’s “internal discussions” on Israel/Iran are the GOP’s analog to this — it’s worth reading the Times’ reporting and appreciating just how much the phrase “Dems in disarray” is turning from a stock joke about how the media covers Democrats into the only proper description of the situation.
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