New DNC chair kicks off multistate tour as he takes over the party
Ken Martin, the newly installed chair of the Democratic National Committee, is kicking off his first major trip as party leader in an effort for the organization to “get out of D.C.”
Ken Martin, the newly installed chair of the Democratic National Committee, is kicking off his first major trip as party leader in an effort for the organization to “get out of D.C.”
Martin’s trip, which begins Monday, will bring him to key swing states including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, the blue state of Illinois and two red states, Texas and Missouri, according to details of the trip shared with NBC News. The stops on the trip will include a meeting with the United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh, meetings with the state Democratic Party chairs in Illinois and Missouri, and door-knocking for Democratic state House candidate Dan Goughnour ahead of his March special election outside of Pittsburgh.
“It’s time for the DNC to get out of D.C. — that means getting out of our comfort zone, having tough but honest conversations with voters, and showing that we’re willing to fight for people. Democrats will win by organizing everywhere, competing across the ballot in every community, and uniting working families from all backgrounds,” Martin told NBC News in a statement.
He went on to criticize President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, arguing they have a plan to “give trillions of dollars to billionaires by cutting things like health care for kids, seniors and rural communities — and we can’t let that happen.”
“It’s time for Democrats to show up in all 3,244 counties — red, purple, blue — to make our case,” Martin added.
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