I think he’ll be great but I am SO sick of hearing that her campaign failed when it is blatantly OBVIOUS that Musk changed vote tallies and there was massive voter suppression. Voters being purged, ballots thrown out, bomb threats etc. Her rallies were insane!! I KNOW she won by a landslide!!
Ok, I watched the interview.
Meh, I'm not feeling it or him.
I heard a male teacher or librarian.
35 percent of questions were useful.
75 percent of the responses were the same "Ole democratic they go low, we'll say gee that wasn't nice."
We need the democratic version of trump.
Self explanation.
He better not be more of the same. At the presidential race level, we need real primaries. We haven't had a real one since 2008. Democrats would have lost in 2020 if it wasn't for Covid. They took a gamble collapsing the primary race in 2020. In 2024, they got the same result basically absent Covid.
There is a full blown coup underway! Muskrat and his acolytes have taken over OPM and Treasury Dept computers ; what is Martin’s election going to do about that ?
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Seriously!!! The DNC elected him to unite the people. I don’t usually like to say negative comments but he does not have the charisma to unite Americans against MAGA. He is on the right bus but in the wrong seat. Our country and democracy is at stake. Get someone like AOC or James Carville.
This interview was from before the current fire.
Ken Martin now *is* the DNC Chair.
Now he knows about the current fire.
Now he needs to speak to that.
He better get their/our shid together NOW!!! WTF is wrong with the party?!? MAGA is full speed ahead and our leaders are sitting in their feelings, voting for appointees and following protocols!?? WTF? Get in this fight, NOW!
Our Democratic Party is dominated by the privileged elites and the old guard establishment. They are so involved in maintaining their own privileged social positions they do not recognize immediacy of the threat.
Where is the outrage from the Dems? They have a cranial-rectal inversion.
America can talk itself out of this fk fest, I’m sure that’ll work, same as thoughts and prayers.
Whilst chump is purging the military, pentagon, law enforcement agencies etc…chatting about it will def sort it.
People need to prepare to mobilise before it’s too late, move as one, move en-masse.
We need a war-time consigliere and they tap a guy with the forced, unsettling smile and impotent energy of a desperate car salesman whose wife is leaving him.
Your comments are too personal and not relevant to his abilities or what he needs to do for the party. Basically, I've learned nothing about him from you.
Loved the part about endless texts - and that our new Chair unsubscribes from them - I’d gotten used to deleting 20-30 of them at a time - with never a single word of recognition for the 100s of volunteer hours I’ve given to the party.
Congratulations Ken. Democrats figured out that winning elections is important 🙄
Unfortunately, Republicans won a supermajority and their agenda is to dismantle the entire federal government and gerrymander/neuter elections so they will never lose power again.
Plenty of people are already. I only fear it's going to take the collapse of social support systems people personally depend on to get them into gear. Many of us saw this coming for years, but most didn't so they're still under the illusion that it's just another administration.
Initially I thought, ok let’s ease into the complaining and objecting but I am so horrified at what has happened in just the last 48 hours that Democrats better go ballistic pronto.
We are in this situation because people were too racist to vote for a woman of color. There are about 1/3 of Americans who never vote. That's nothing different
Lol, just a reminder for those who gloss over red states aggressive disenfranchisement of voters of color, vote suppression and the casual racist and sexist citizenry one has to deal with.
Democrats have NO CLUE what to do. They let all this happen. They could have stopped Trump. They chose not to. They chose order over justice. They chose to play the rules of the old game instead of fighting the game Trump handed them. Absolute failures. Shame on them.
God the Dems are worthless. Time for a new populist pro-democracy movement that actually takes the that of Trumpism seriously. Tired of waiting around for weak Dems to fix their fucking messaging.
Democracy is in the hands of those who pay attention and show up. Democrats used to be notorious for not showing up at midterms. Get a pet, and put it in the backyard and then ignore it. See how well it's doing after a week or two.
Agreed entirely. That’s all of our personal information and people who are not Federal employees have their dirty little fingerprints all over it. They could do ANYTHING with that information. I really expected more from the Democratic Party.
Only 6 million in all of Minnesota. Los Angeles City alone has 4 million. Poor example It’s the Biden effect. Thinking it’s 2000 vs 2025. Wish him well but we are in the middle of a coup and Dems in Congress obeying in advance @chuckschumer.com @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com
I'm familiar with all DNC leaders since 2001 except the last 2, Perez & Harrison. Hopefully, Martin will get the stagnant, centrist, geriatric party members moving. Old folks with their antiquated, out of touch ideas & fear of change are ruining the Dem party.
Project 2025 anyone
Remove safeguards for wannabe dic-tators to ruin all he can’t understand; so fuck it all to hell as dim boy can’t get it even a little bit!
I don’t know Brian, that was a whole lotta words to say Dem problem is not communicating to voters effectively.That was a perfect example. I lost interest 3 minutes in. A lot of analytical wordiness is ineffective. Keep our values and communicate them more bluntly, to the point, and without jargon.
We should replicate the Fox News to online content creators pipeline. I think that cable news is very relevant eg Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell. Their content should be pipelined to online, like they do with Laura Ingram, Sean Hannity.
Also, customize news access according to age groups. We have enough $ to accommodate everyone. And prioritize youth, who we seem to have lost to toxic masculinity nonsense. We need to be hip again. We can be nice AND fight back hard, two things can be true at the same time.
One more thing, maybe get the Dem leadership to put in as much effort fighting trump as they did in 2020 primary when they did whatever they had to, to cockblock Bernies primary campaign. I haven't seen such a coordinated effort from the Dem party leadership since.
To me, it proves they can get on message when they want to. Bernie won the 1st 3 states, including Nevada, but they convinced dem voters that the real important state was S. CAROLINA, which Dems haven't won in general since the last century. Clyburn really came thru for the anti-bernie team.
Sure hope the new chairman is brave enough to tell Dems like Pelosi that playing the stock market while you're in Congress is not a good look. Nor is taking money from the same oligarchs you rhetorically attacked. Maybe even stop working against the young, talented members of your caucus.
I didn't know Clyburn endorsed. Not a good sign. Clyburn has been nothing but a tool for corp wing of the party for years. He's a big reason we are in this dire situation. Like most of the Dem leadership, he'd rather trump win than a true progressive. Basturds
Howard Dean implemented a 50-state strategy as DNC leader in 2005. His strategy was hugely successful for both 2006 and 2008. Dean was rewarded by being dropped as leader in 2009, thanks to Obama and Rahm Emmanual. Dems have lost a lot of state houses since. I wish the chairman the best of luck.
Obama did follow the 50 state strategy (it's how he won) and, if you will recall, Howard Dean was a bit of a goon in many ways. Did not inspire confidence publicly. Smart but...off-putting. That matters in a public space.
Thank you for this. Too many people whining without doing their homework
Marc Elias had an interview w/Ken Martin about his commitment to have the DNC fight for voting rights. His answer gives me hope that we will see the DNC take a leadership role in the fight for democracy. https://youtu.be/_vbbvO_fx0Y
We need Democratic leadership in Congress to start showing some ACTION! We heard enough feel good speeches during the election! Everything else is only feelings materialized on paper 📄 !! Let’s get ACTIVATED and STOP 🛑 with the speeches!
How nice it would have been if voters actually listened and cared enough to get off their asses and vote to save democracy. But...ho hum "they're all the same".
I'm skeptical. I dont know if electing a Midwestern is going to sway people. They should have gone with a more progressive leader that knows the new media landscape, is willing to fight tough against the rights misrepresentation of just about everything, and is more progressive.
Yes, and am entitled to be skeptical. We have been lied to for a good part of the last 4 years. If he comes through, great, he'll relieve my skepticism. The democrats have lost, twice to this POS, both races they could have won, and should have won. Biden said he was going to be a 1 term president.
It’s not about spine. It’s about who we allow to be elites in our society. The votes are easily focused by those who can have big meetings in halls and banquets and fundraisers. The rest of us have to fucking work.
This is about the rich class targeting the poor to take power. It’s treason.
Exactly the reason folks move to independent. Ken Martin is the same old playbook in a typical package. Of the DNC really wanted change he would not be the head.
The Democratic party is a worthless, senile party of geriatric fools. It needs to be euthanized and buried. We need a true Left Wing Progressive party that doesn't cozy up to Capitalist Centrists and Zionists. Kick out everyone over 50 and anyone who takes money from IAPAC.
I’m sorry but the dems are just as much to blame for allowing corp takeover in America as repubs.
Both parties are dead. We need an Anti-oligarch party if we are to install (not restore) this country to sanity and decency.
Terrible idea. Sounds very white male Ross Perot Tea Party adjacent. If there are so many willing to elect the idiot twice, the oligarchy is not the primary problem.
America 🇺🇸 needs a win against trump and the republican party! Life is hard and disappointing now and it seems Democrats are in hibernation, Americans aren’t hearing/seeing them; nothing. Democrats need to stop this “go high” mentality they’re in right now. Democrats step up and fight back!
China and Russia both developing countries. Tofu building standards, if earthquake happens, people all don't alive. Remember, Turkey Earthquake, all collapsed. China and Russia,same situation.
"Micro-influencers" so that is what they call the paid shills these days. Big Oil has been using them for over a decade. I know Elon has some of his own personal shills err micro-influencers.
Do we not understand that stopping Elon Musk now should be are highest priority? If not stopped he will gain control of every government computer system enabling him to shut down funding and fire personnel by fiat. He is the threat and the issue.
But how do you stop someone who is now essentially part of the federal government which means he's now protected by the very legal apparatus needed to stop him?
Federal law enforcement is of no use now because they're controlled by the very instrument of 🇺🇸's destruction - the presidency!
He has no security clearance for what he is doing. He has no authority. His new dept is fake. It shouldn't be difficult to back up his removal with legal steps.
But it will be because the entity 🇺🇸 relies on to enforce these types of overbearing (and dare I say) criminal offenses, i.e., the DoJ/FBI/DHS/US Marshall Service, are ALL on the direction of the POTUS, and you know he won't condemn the man who paid $207M to get him back into the White House.
Stop paying your taxes monthly. Elect to pay lump sum by next April deadline.
Stop buying Teslas, don't buy (or sell) Tesla stock, and do not pay for Amazon Prime.
That's a start.
When you enter a gov't facility with armed security in tow and the full backing of the POTUS, your first instinct is not to fight. It is submission, esp'ly if you are unarmed which most federal employees are.
Elon is bullying federal workers into submission. Some have tried to resist and failed.
I understand.But if we citizens don’t object LOUDLY and force lawmakers to put us and the Constitution before their careers there is NO U.S. Musk took control of our money. Don’t expect your Social Security in Feb. Don’t count on Medicare or Medicaid. They’re closing SS offices. We will have no say.
So I heard a lot of what “they” did, and a lot of what we didn’t do, but not much on what we are GOING to do! Where are the specifics … where are the guidelines of what we, as individuals, can do, other than giving $$ which isn’t working …
Honestly just buy the influencers. How much does Joe Rogan want? $10 million, $50 million? Be blatant and buy them to lean left and then go on their podcasts. Do it now.
What a crock of shit. That guy is still clueless. You claim you want younger leadership yet pelosi puts a 74-year old medically comprised geriatric politician in leadership. The heritage foundation was working with reagan.
Did you listen to the video or is the best you can do is grunt. He made no reference to a strategic long term plan. The heritage foundation got their practice with reagan — trickle down. A 20+ year plan implemented. Wake up.
You need to get someone here in Kansas...we have historically elected Democratic Governors for about half of my life, in a "red state". However, the reason Kansas remains red isn't because it is SO conservative...it is because there are no contestants on the ballot to the GOP candidates.
Too little too late.
He would have been good as chairman for the 2024 election. But now it’s 2/1/2025, having witnessed events of last week, we’re wrestling with an entirely different beast.
Hopefully, he utilizes David. That’s the election I’m excited about he is the next generation and he is passionate and full of integrity, character and he hasn’t been conditioned to accept Republican obstruction when they’re not in majority and bow to Republican bullying when they are.
They have the military, they have the surveillance state, they have social media, they have the militias. Starting violence gives them what they want. Do not give them an excuse to use these tools
Wow. This has been a crappy election cycle and the Democrats appear to be floundering.. but this gives me hope. Ken Martin (and BTC) really get it - the disconnect and what’s needed to reach voters in 2025 (vs 1975). Let’s do this.
Exactly what is it being done right now, because I’m not seeing or hearing anything but finger wagging and complaints. How do they expect to stop him when he has the Supreme Court doing his bidding and both sides of congress? What’s left for “checks and balances?”
There are no more checks and balances.
There is only one way out.
Resistance is futile, rebellion is not.
And, continue to work on electing representatives of the people (not the billionaires) wherever and whenever we can.
Check my account. I am advocating for a fucking revolution.
But I also know that a part of fighting is to do it in as many ways as possible, which includes future elections, includes protests, includes protecting the vulnerable. All are formed of fighting.
I thought Ken made a lot of good points and what he has done to galvanize the party in Minnesota is inspiring. But these comments are bumming me out. It is a scary time and it is ok to be afraid, but instead of pointing fingers and we need to hold hands and run straight into this fire - UNITED.
Great interview w/ Martin - After watching Marc Elias' interviews I would have voted for him if I were a delegate - now after seeing your interview confirmed that.
Congrats to Ken Martin!🇺🇸
Cool. But I'm a former life-long Republican and recent Democrat. My former view of Democrats: the people who forced me to do things I didn't want (JFK's fitness, LBJ's war, Obama's "Individual Mandate"). Democrats: The people who took the little money I had and gave it to someone else. Let's fix it.
It’s never that easy. “Listening” to one faction of the party betrays other factions. People need to stop thinking “If I don’t get everything I want, I’m not voting”. That’s how we got in this mess. It can’t be an all or nothing. Democracy requires compromise.
Hopefully they can grow some balls and fight fire with fire. Because the Republicans don't give a f*ck. Dems need to be like that too and not care what it looks like. Also they need to fight the basics and not try to push too many social issues. They will come.
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First of Democrats need to pledge that anyone in any elected office cannot trade or sell personal stocks while in office. If they already own any they must be placed in trust until they retire. They must also pledge to take no corporate or super pac money or any individual donation over $100.
This is the only path forward if democrats want to ever win an election again. This could have been a slam dunk had Pelosi not hyper focused on her own cash grab. I'm mad. She is evil.
I like BTC and I do think he reports the truth. However, when it comes to defeating fascism, I think he is too attached to party politics to be of any help. He will go down with the party if necessary.
Democrats will never defeat Republicans again. They became the fascist the communist they say Trump is 77 million Americans 3/4 of America saw the same shit too.
I think many people have missed the fact that your interview with Ken Martin was BEFORE he became DNC chair and BEFORE the current chaotic coup that is being perpetrated by Trump's gang and especially by MUSK.
Your intro appears to suggest the interview was after he became DNC chair.
Is there anything about fighting this RIGGED election? If not miss me with this bullshit. ? to any Dem running? Will you acknowledge and FIGHT a rigged election? If not, don't run. Nobody GAFF how 'NICE' you look ROLLING OVER for FUCKING NAZIS.
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Coupled with #Russian, #Chinese and #FelonMusk interference, #Kamala didn’t stand a chance.
The game had already been rigged.
#Trump was always going to win.
As data is destroyed, people leave jobs, funding ceases PEOPLE WILL BE HURT!
It takes hours/days to destroy what took years to build.
Meh, I'm not feeling it or him.
I heard a male teacher or librarian.
35 percent of questions were useful.
75 percent of the responses were the same "Ole democratic they go low, we'll say gee that wasn't nice."
We need the democratic version of trump.
Self explanation.
(Gently, don’t get shot)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/elon-musk-doge-treasury-access-federal-payments.html
#America is no longer a trustworthy ally.
https://theleaderboard.substack.com/p/the-leaderboard-playing-defense-how?publication_id=2381339&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=3u1o8d&utm_medium=email
Stop being polite. Call Trump retarded, to his face, on national television. Let's say how we REALLY feel about them.
Ken Martin now *is* the DNC Chair.
Now he knows about the current fire.
Now he needs to speak to that.
#DoSomething #RIPGOP #NationalStrike #Shutdown315
🚨🚨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0TXIFSHHOc
Where is the outrage from the Dems? They have a cranial-rectal inversion.
Now there’s a “plan”, do we wait another 88 days for its implementation ❓
At this stage, #Democrats are well beyond DISAPPOINTING!
I care about what they fucking DO.
The time for talking is over.
The switchboard will transfer you to anyone regardless of your district. Leave messages! Congressmen, Senators, committee chairs!
https://democracyforward.org
Whilst chump is purging the military, pentagon, law enforcement agencies etc…chatting about it will def sort it.
People need to prepare to mobilise before it’s too late, move as one, move en-masse.
Unfortunately, Republicans won a supermajority and their agenda is to dismantle the entire federal government and gerrymander/neuter elections so they will never lose power again.
That's what we're up against.
We have maybe a dozen Dems and a half dozen Reps who vote with a conscience.
Try not to let anything discourage you though! Apathy is jet fuel for authoritarianism.
https://bsky.app/profile/whstancil.bsky.social/post/3lh4r6gsnx226
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT26YrKWm/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-opm-hires-recent-high-203316717.html
I DO NOT CARE ABOUT KEN MARTIN WHEN ELON MUSK IS FINALIZING HIS #COUP.
YOU HAVE A MASSIVE FOLLOWING - WHERE IS YOUR LIVESTREAM WITH SITTING REPRESENTATIVES?
WHERE ARE THE CAMERAS POINTED AT TREASURY AND OPM WITH POLICE STANDING BY?
Trump & Elon are categorically dismantling our country from within. Every single sector.
It took Hitler 53 days to dismantle a democracy.
I HOPE THE DEMS FUCKING DO SOMETHING.
What she says ⏬ ⏬ ⏬
https://youtube.com/shorts/zBYoYr7NAZA?si=hf7-vi3851nyx2Fn
She has become a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird...
Revelation 18
Just make sure he has *our* best interest at heart and not the party’s interests. There is a difference.
This man is controlled opposition and will not earn any good will or trust from me.
The DNC is toothless, and this admin will end in revolutionary action being taken.
Remove safeguards for wannabe dic-tators to ruin all he can’t understand; so fuck it all to hell as dim boy can’t get it even a little bit!
Harangue Republican legislators without mercy! RAISE SOME CAIN!
Trolls on internet trying to pit Dems against eachother a DONT TAKE THE BAIT!
Marc Elias had an interview w/Ken Martin about his commitment to have the DNC fight for voting rights. His answer gives me hope that we will see the DNC take a leadership role in the fight for democracy. https://youtu.be/_vbbvO_fx0Y
This is about the rich class targeting the poor to take power. It’s treason.
Democrats enabled Trump!
That’s still the platform.
No change.
Both parties are dead. We need an Anti-oligarch party if we are to install (not restore) this country to sanity and decency.
30% vote MAGA - Ignore them
30% vote Dems - Encourage them to action
40% don’t vote - Convince just 5% of them to vote against MAGA
Use MAGA tactics to spread fear of fascism amongst non-voters. Some GOP politicians may stand up to Trump & delay his agenda!
Here’s a plan!
They have to provide some sort of greater alternative to what is in power right now—not just some diluted version.
Federal law enforcement is of no use now because they're controlled by the very instrument of 🇺🇸's destruction - the presidency!
Stop buying Teslas, don't buy (or sell) Tesla stock, and do not pay for Amazon Prime.
That's a start.
Elon is bullying federal workers into submission. Some have tried to resist and failed.
WHERE IS YOUR PROJECT 2025 or 2026.
YOU HAVE NO LONG TERM COHESIVE PLAN.
He would have been good as chairman for the 2024 election. But now it’s 2/1/2025, having witnessed events of last week, we’re wrestling with an entirely different beast.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT26YrKWm/
I think they are there.
But not in Congress.
There is only one way out.
Resistance is futile, rebellion is not.
And, continue to work on electing representatives of the people (not the billionaires) wherever and whenever we can.
But I also know that a part of fighting is to do it in as many ways as possible, which includes future elections, includes protests, includes protecting the vulnerable. All are formed of fighting.
Congrats to Ken Martin!🇺🇸
You had four years to STOP this shit that is now happening.
DON’T BE AN IDIOT OR FOOL.
USE ALL RESOURCES TO WIN THE THREE SEATS IN FloriDAH.
IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. COMPLETE FOCUS
Your intro appears to suggest the interview was after he became DNC chair.