Gideon Resnick

A recent Quinnipiac poll found that 57% of survey responders had an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party. That's the highest level of dissatisfaction since they started asking that question in 2008. Martin's election and the race leading up to it was not defined by an ideological battle like the one that took place in the 2017 DNC race.

A recent Quinnipiac poll found that 57% of survey responders had an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party. That's the highest level of dissatisfaction since they started asking that question in 2008. Martin's election and the race leading up to it was not defined by an ideological battle like the one that took place in the 2017 DNC race.

That's the last time the party was figuring out what to do when Trump won. Instead, Semaphore senior political reporter David Weigel says this race was more existential.

That's the last time the party was figuring out what to do when Trump won. Instead, Semaphore senior political reporter David Weigel says this race was more existential.

That's the last time the party was figuring out what to do when Trump won. Instead, Semaphore senior political reporter David Weigel says this race was more existential.

One part of that answer, according to the Democrats that Weigel spoke with, is messaging.

One part of that answer, according to the Democrats that Weigel spoke with, is messaging.

One part of that answer, according to the Democrats that Weigel spoke with, is messaging.

The new DNC chair, Ken Martin, says that he'll kick off a review process to fully assess how the party has gotten things so wrong. And he'll make sure the party has the resources it needs to ensure Democrats win in upcoming elections. One of the party's first tests will be in statewide and national races in the 2026 midterms. And after that, the 2028 primary.

The new DNC chair, Ken Martin, says that he'll kick off a review process to fully assess how the party has gotten things so wrong. And he'll make sure the party has the resources it needs to ensure Democrats win in upcoming elections. One of the party's first tests will be in statewide and national races in the 2026 midterms. And after that, the 2028 primary.

The new DNC chair, Ken Martin, says that he'll kick off a review process to fully assess how the party has gotten things so wrong. And he'll make sure the party has the resources it needs to ensure Democrats win in upcoming elections. One of the party's first tests will be in statewide and national races in the 2026 midterms. And after that, the 2028 primary.

Martin has promised a transparent process in his role overseeing it. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is butting heads against some major U.S. departments and agencies. First at the Treasury Department, after Musk's team was given access to a system that disperses $6 trillion in payments every year.

Martin has promised a transparent process in his role overseeing it. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is butting heads against some major U.S. departments and agencies. First at the Treasury Department, after Musk's team was given access to a system that disperses $6 trillion in payments every year.

Martin has promised a transparent process in his role overseeing it. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is butting heads against some major U.S. departments and agencies. First at the Treasury Department, after Musk's team was given access to a system that disperses $6 trillion in payments every year.

That money goes to everything from Social Security and Medicare to salaries for federal personnel and tax refunds. The decision to grant Musk's team access to the system prompted a standoff between him and a 30-year Treasury veteran, who ultimately retired as a result of the move.

That money goes to everything from Social Security and Medicare to salaries for federal personnel and tax refunds. The decision to grant Musk's team access to the system prompted a standoff between him and a 30-year Treasury veteran, who ultimately retired as a result of the move.

That money goes to everything from Social Security and Medicare to salaries for federal personnel and tax refunds. The decision to grant Musk's team access to the system prompted a standoff between him and a 30-year Treasury veteran, who ultimately retired as a result of the move.

Musk claimed that his team was shutting down payments to federal contractors, but the Treasury Department did not clarify his level of access. Then, the Trump administration removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID, after they initially refused to let Musk's team access their systems.

Musk claimed that his team was shutting down payments to federal contractors, but the Treasury Department did not clarify his level of access. Then, the Trump administration removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID, after they initially refused to let Musk's team access their systems.

Musk claimed that his team was shutting down payments to federal contractors, but the Treasury Department did not clarify his level of access. Then, the Trump administration removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID, after they initially refused to let Musk's team access their systems.