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1. The DNC is flailing (and failing)

Even as Donald Trump continues his aggressive efforts to expand executive authority, punish his enemies and reward his friends, leading Democrats simply can’t get out of their own way.

Witness this story from Politico over the weekend about Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin and DNC Vice Chair David Hogg:

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin told party leaders in a recent private conversation that he’s unsure about his ability to lead the party because of infighting created by Vice Chair David Hogg.

“I’ll be very honest with you, for the first time in my 100 days on this job … the other night I said to myself for the first time, I don’t know if I wanna do this anymore,” he said in a May 15 Zoom meeting of DNC officers, according to a recording obtained by POLITICO…

…“No one knows who the hell I am, right? I’m trying to get my sea legs underneath of me and actually develop any amount of credibility so I can go out there and raise the money and do the job I need to to put ourselves in a position to win,” Martin said, addressing Hogg. “And again, I don’t think you intended this, but you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to. So it’s really frustrating.”

I mean….

In response to the leak of the audio, the DNC is set to decide by Wednesday whether to hold a re-vote for the vice chair positions, according to Semafor’s Dave Weigel. Another DNC vice chair, Malcolm Kenyatta, accused Hogg of leaking the audio; “For weeks I’ve pointed out David’s causal relationship with the truth,” Kenyatta said in a statement.

What we are witnessing is nothing short of an implosion at the biggest and most important organization within the Democratic party. And we are not even 6 months into the tenures of Martin and Hogg.

While the average person has zero clue about the DNC mishigas, it DOES matter. I explain why below.

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