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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/57508399

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/57508399

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/57508399

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50225095

Ken Martin is in survival mode.

Desperate to save his job as chair of the Democratic National Committee, he is avoiding media appearances, monitoring his critics’ social media posts and refusing — at least so far — to make any substantive changes at his troubled organization.

A half dozen state leaders and other committee members, most of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal conversations, described Martin as defensive and extremely distrustful of others, even some people on his own team, as calls for his resignation grow louder among Democratic operatives who lament his leadership decisions, lackluster fundraising and even his tendency to lash out in anger.

But there is no sign that the organization’s membership plans to replace Martin before the midterm elections in November, even as some wonder how much longer he can hold on. The drama threatens to undermine the party’s momentum in the battle to retake control of Congress from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party.

Update

Dev is also upset at people who did not like their previous post and continues to insult everyone on the fediverse who does not a reddit like experience to attract investors (ie what the dev calls normies). As well as being completely unapologetic while also still attacking trans friendly instances by calling them a box of matches.

https://lemmy.world/post/49887929

You all have made it quite clear that you don’t want an explanation, or even a mea culpla, or to even try to understand the very real problem I’m trying to address for people who want a nicer place in the thrediverse.

You just want a punching bag.

Maybe when the DM harassment and death threats stop and someone wants to come in with a specific good faith question instead of a shotgun to my face, we’ll talk. Until then, fuck off.

Warmest regards,

Pat

But here’s an explainer for the communities:

I’ve already addressed users and such in the previous post, but I will cover communities here.

In short, think of those communities as a box of matches. In the right hands they’re perfectly safe and useful.

In the hands of a petulant child or batshit crazy adult, they’re dangerous and highly flammable.

Given that the average level of maturity of the loudest people here falls somewhere between “petulant child” and “batshit crazy adult”, giving them a box of matches is a very. bad. idea.

Some of those communities are also completely unmoderated.

And continues to prove why the admins were more than happy to overlook anything the mod does

Bonus points the Ken Martin stan account and others say this is all about how the dnc and Israel are scared of platner while also blaming the victims

Wait no, that it's the neoliberals trying to keep control....

https://lemmy.world/post/49264211/24696864

Seeing the beginning of his announcement, it did not seem like it was going to be a drop out one but him doubling down on running

I know the majority report is very much on the lib side but it's just showing how much people who normally are good at picking out issues candidates have just putting on the blinders because someone said Medicare for All.

Also not the op is a massive AOC stan unsurprisingly.

I just still can't understand how this was the best that so many are willing to rally around. Or honestly there still isn't a bar too low for them to keep defending this guy

Pretty much the only way Graham Platner might lose to US Senator Susan Collins is because of 'character attacks' and such against Platner.

Elections are won by turnout and we need people in Maine to turnout and vote for Platner.

Having at least Graham Platner, Peggy Flanagan, Juliana Stratton, possibly Dr. Abul El-Sayed (if he can win the primary and the general), as US Senators in 2027 will make the US Senate Democratic Caucus far more progressive than it is presently.

You oftentimes need to repeat something 100s of times in politics to finally reach enough of the 'target audience' or those who need to be convinced.

It's not as if Platner is up 20+ points in the high-quality general election polling.

With the best/worst comment coming up as

Most of the people screaming about Platner's character fall into one of two categories: Clintonites who had no problem with Bill's sexual harassment or Hillary's cronies in the DNC putting their thumbs on the scale, or Republicans who had no problem with "grab 'em by the pussy" and "if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."

Wild how this keeps happening after Chris Roberts swears it's just going through polishing

Jordanlund back from medical leave has returned to continue his crusade on keeping news/information/articles about Palestine genocide out of the world politics comm.

~~Completely calmly and willingly to listen to different opinions~~ Wildly lashes out at anyone daring to point out the flaws in their logic or question their moderation creates a 300 comment and counting thread on why it has nothing to do with politics in the United States