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Total authority to do.....? This is a complete exaggeration of the responsibilities of their job. The chair of the dnc is mostly a talking head in charge of fundraising. They cannot order democratic candidates or elected officials to do anything or to take a particular stance on any topic.
Plus, the new chair lacks wide support or appeal in his own party. The current dnc is wrecked by infighting and a huge gap in fundraising.
I would hardly say they've rejected neoliberalism..... I mean Ken Martin is basically just a Democrat from the 90's, which is still a neo liberal. Hes not a socialist , he's just not a Republican noising as a Democrat.
Source for this? I don't think him saying he didn't agree with him, but that the dnc was a big tent party really reflects your claim.
Or maybe you are coping a little too hard and investing a lot of power into a position that is largely considered to be a figure head.
Ahhh yes......I often consume neoliberal propaganda ......as a socialist?
There's still plenty to criticize about every political party in America, mainly because they are fruit of a poisoned tree.
For decades under neoliberls...
Martin not just doing that, is a good thing, right?
Like,you understand the goal wasn't to get someone to do the same shitty things that ruined the party, it was to get someone in who would do what they're supposed to?
That's like how people are pissed Martin isn't biased in the opposite direction, instead of celebrating that we have a non biased chair.
Shits been fucked up so long, lots of voters like you have no idea what a functional political party is supposed to look like, let alone an American political party.
You haven't substantiated that Martin is any different, or that he has somehow been imbued with more power over the party than previous chairs.
How is he not just doing that? Again, you haven't shared any information that would lead me to believe that the dnc has significantly changed their stance in the last 8 months.
Just because he isn't a Republican in disguise doesn't mean he's a leftist, he's already claimed as much. And just because the party elected a progressive compared to previous chairs, does not mean that the party has changed to a significant degree. The important cabinet and leadership positions are dictated by seniority and are still filled by center right ghouls.
Lol, what does that even mean? What is a long time for you? And what does a functional political party supposed to look like in your opinion?
My first election was Bush Sr vs Dukakis and let me tell ya, nothing was "normal" back then either.
His over a decade running Minnesota kind of shows that...
People exist before you hear their name
Lol, yes his career in the famously purple state of Minnesota shows that he's super progressive?
Amy Klobuchar and Tim Waltz, obvious leftist icons.......
No shit, which is why I know he's a centerist who's worked his whole career with other centerist and center right politicians.
I'm not saying that he's not an improvement over the last chair, I'm saying that he's not significantly different, and that he doesn't represent a bellwether for the party as a whole.
Your only argument supporting the claim that the party has changed is based off a single person who doesn't even hold a public office.