Overview

• Patti Solis Doyle criticized the party’s “leaderless, messageless, agendaless” state and said Joe Biden has been “off the radar” since November’s defeat.
• DNC Chair Ken Martin is seen as lacking real authority to guide the party’s strategic agenda.
• Union leaders Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders declined reappointment as at-large DNC members, reflecting growing intraparty tensions.
• Former vice chair David Hogg will not seek reelection after facing backlash for his organization’s effort to primary incumbent Democrats.
• A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 62% of Democrats want party leaders replaced and 49% are dissatisfied with current leadership.