It sometimes takes a pot a while to boil.
Democrats lost the presidency. Lost the Senate. Failed to flip control of the House.
And now, more than six months after last year’s election, the Democrats’ pot is starting to gurgle.
It was natural that Democrats would take some time to figure out what went wrong. Clang around some pots and pans. And finally pour some water into a pot and turn on the stove.
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So Democrats are starting to get their pot to boil.
How hot it gets – and whether the stew is anything to wow political culinary taste buds – is unclear.
For starters, some Democrats are boiling at one another.
The Democratic pot seems to be simmering – even if it’s just internal turmoil. DNC Chair Ken Martin (right) recently gave vice chair David Hogg an ultimatum to stay out of primary politics or remain neutral. (Getty/AP)
Democratic National Committee Chairman (DNC) Ken Martin handed down an ultimatum after DNC Vice Chairman David Hogg aimed to spend millions of dollars mounting primary challenges to Democratic incumbents.
“Let me be unequivocal. No DNC officers should ever attempt to influence the outcome of a primary election, whether on behalf of an incumbent or a challenger,” said Martin.
Hogg defended his tactic to weed out Democrats who he believe lost a step, are older or just aren’t getting the job done.
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“We want people to know they’re being watched,” said Hogg. “It’s not to say it’s ‘out with the old in with the new.’ I would say it’s out with the ineffective and in with the effective.”
Democrats contend their neutrality pledge is about assuring party unity.
“The reforms that Chair Martin is rolling out, including the one that we’re talking about today of increasing funding for state parties, is not a reaction to David Hogg,” said Jane Kleeb of the Association of State Democratic Parties (ASDC)….
