All of the candidates to replace outgoing DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison supported the notion that “racism and misogyny” played a key role in Harris’s electoral defeat, showing that the strategy of blaming voters for being bigots was going to persist no matter who the DNC selected to lead it. The new DNC chairman, Ken Martin, said the party already has “the right message” for voters.
The selection of Martin is the biggest sign yet that Harris will be back at the top of the ticket in four years. The Democratic establishment’s choice was Ben Wikler, who had the backing of all the major players: former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck…
