The Democrats in the United States have a political uphill in a wounded landscape ahead of it after the difficult loss of election in the presidential election.
The party has now appointed Ken Martin to lead the Democrats forward – and he chose fights when the result was clear.
Over 400 delegates from all over the United States gathered in Oxon Hill in Maryland, a suburb of the capital Washington DC, to agree on the future direction after the disastrous loss against Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election.
We were beaten in the face in November. Now it’s time to get away from the carpet, shake off and get into the fight again, said 51-year-old Martin from Minnesota since he was appointed on Saturday.
The goal is the working class
Both he and the foremost challenger, Ben Wikler from Wisconsin, promised in his speeches to focus on middle -class voters – with the American term working class – and to stuck to support for minorities and fight for vulnerable groups in society.
The soul of the Democrats lies in the fight for the working people, said the 41-year-old challenger Wikler, who had support from heavy Democrats as the former Speaker of the Nancy Pelosi representative and Senate’s minority leader Chuck Schumer.
The two candidates agreed that Republicans’ development, with Donald Trump at the forefront, were the direct opponents. At the meeting, among other things, was promised faster and improved urgent efforts to try to prevent Trump from implementing his policy.
Strengthen grass roots
But in the November elections, the Democrats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate backed. The new party chairman, comparable to party secretary in Sweden, will be to strengthen the party at the grassroots level to recycle the majority in Congress, according to Martin.
He replaces Jaime Harrison, who has chosen not to stand for re -election.
But concerns within the Democrats for the future were clear:
This is not a party of chess where everyone moves their plays back and forth in a respectful way, said delegate Katherine Jeanes from North Carolina.
This is a guerrilla war in political shape.