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We have one team, the Democratic Party, and we have one fight. The fight's not in here, it's out there,
Martin said while addressing DNC members after his victory
Today’s elections mark a new chapter in DNC leadership, and Donald Trump and his billionaire allies are put on notice: we will hold them accountable for ripping off working families, and we will beat them at the ballot box,
Martin said in a statement
It's an important opportunity for us to not only refocus the party and what we present to voters, but also an opportunity for us to look at how we internally govern ourselves,
longtime New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley told Fox News Digital
This is the highest percentage of voters having an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party since the Quinnipiac University Poll began asking this question,
the survey's release notedKen Martin leading the DNC is a big step to building a party that can energize young voters and working-class voters so that we can defeat the far-right,
said Stevie O’Hanlon, political director of the youth climate group Sunrise Movement
When Democrats have a Democratic president in charge, it is often the case that [the Democratic National Committee] is working at the behest of the president of the United States,
Shakir saidThank you to the DNC members who have put their faith in my vision for our party,
Martin said in his victory speechWe’re going to bring them into this great party,
Martin said
This is an insider’s game,
said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which endorsed WiklerWe got punched in the mouth in November. There's no two ways about it,
Martin said in his nominating speech
This is a colossal failure of democracy, a colossal failure for our party,
said O'Malley during his nominating speechThe fight is for working people. The fight right now is against Donald Trump and the billionaires who bought this country,
Martin said in a victory speech before he thanked his competitorsIt means that we're going to have a rebranding project to make sure that our brand actually reflects what our values actually are, and that the people know it,
Harris continuedWe must be united because too much is at stake,
Harrison also cautioned Democrats after protesters interrupted the meetingWe have to rebuild our coalition. We have to ignore the noise. We have to focus with intensity on the goal ahead, which is winning elections to improve people's lives,
he addedMr. Chair, as we prepare to vote, I would like you to reiterate what you have called upon us to do today, as Democrats, as Americans, to be able to cast our ballots free and fair without retaliation,
she saidI've heard more over the course of the last few days while we were here, that people have been threatened about their vote,
he saidWe have to tap into the rich, rich, rich diversity of elected officials we have throughout this country who are actually delivering on our party values right now,
Martin said
I don’t know that anyone has ever really looked to the most recent DNC chairs and said, that person was a leader of our party,
Corridoni continuedWe’ve got to unify quickly as a party because the stakes have never been higher for this nation. What we’ve seen these last two weeks is despicable. They’re shattering people’s lives, they’re destroying communities already two weeks into it,
Martin said, before going on to describe his childhood being raised by a young mother in poverty, “in and out of shelters.”