Harrison did not seek another term after the election when Trump became the first Republican to win the popular vote in two decades and made modest gains with core Democratic constituencies β African Americans, Latinos and working-class voters, among them. This is a new Democratic Party. While Martin promised bold changes, he said he could not discuss specific actions until the party conducted a postelection review to determine what went wrong in November.
It is unclear how long the process might take. The party leadership election played out in suburban Washington as more than DNC members from every state and U. At the same time, public perception of the Democratic Party has hit rock bottom. Forty-three percent of voters have a favorable opinion of the Republican Party. Martin, 51, easily defeated Wisconsin party chair Ben Wikler, who had earned the backing of leading Democratic donors and leaders in Congress, including the top Democrats in the House and Senate.
Martin is one of the longest serving state party chairs, having led the Minnesota Democratic-Labor-Farmer Party since He has pledged not to shy away from Democrats' dedication to diversity and minority groups, a pillar of the modern-day party. Bernie Sanders' last presidential campaign.
Fundraising was one of the few issues that differentiated the front-runners. Some candidates criticized Wikler for relying on billionaires to fund his campaign. He has said he would not take contributions from people who do not share his values.
Shakir called for a reliance on small-dollar donors, much more coordination with labor unions and less focus on minority groups sorted by race and gender. The only Muslim seeking the chairmanship, Shakir was alone during a recent candidate forum in opposing the creation of a Muslim caucus at the DNC.
