We have our champion: The DNC Elects Ken Martin - a "knife-fighter" according to insiders.
On February 1st, the DNC held a vote for who would be the next DNC Chair. Out of 428 votes cast, Ken Martin won the election with 246 votes, beating Ben Wikler (the runner up) who had received 134 votes.
These election results were, apparently, an upset within the DNC. As it turns out, Ben Wikler had been endorsed by Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries, and DNC-billionaire donors.… Had I known that Wikler had the weight of billionaire donors behind him, I never would have written this piece two months ago: www.dailykos.com/… Rather, I would have stuck with my initial support for Ken Martin as I expressed here: www.dailykos.com/…
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