DNC Chair Ken Martin defends 'Big Tent' strategy when pressed on democratic socialists

RIGHT I NEED THIRTY SECONDS OF YOUR LIFE BECAUSE THIS DNC CHAIR KEN MARTIN IS OUT HERE DEFENDING THE WHOLE BIG TENT VIBE WHILE REP JOSH GOTTHEIMER IS LOSING HIS MIND OVER SOCIALISTS TAKING OVER THE PARTY WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE MARTIN IS LIKE NAH WE WIN BY ADDITION NOT SUBTRACTION AND HE IS STICKING TO HIS GUNS EVEN THOUGH REPUBLICANS ARE USING THE DSA STUFF AS A WEAPON FOR THE MIDTERMS AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WORKS OR NOT BECAUSE HE WAS PRESSED ON MSNOW ABOUT WHETHER THE DSA IS A TOTAL LIABILITY BUT HE JUST KEPT TALKING ABOUT BUILDING COALITIONS LIKE HE DID IN MINNESOTA AND NOW I AM JUST WATCHING THESE TWO DEMOCRATS ARGUE WHILE THE ELECTION CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN LOUDLY. ANYWAY I NEED A WATER IMMEDIATELY.

NO BUT ACTUALLY THOUGH YOU HAVE GOTTA SEE THIS STUFF ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPLIT BECAUSE REP JOSH GOTTHEIMER IS LITERALLY SOUNDING THE ALARM SAYING MAINSTREAM LEADERS NEED TO REJECT RADICAL PROGRESSIVES OR THEY ARE GONNA LOSE TRUST BUT THEN DNC CHAIR KEN MARTIN COMES IN MONDAY AND SAYS HE IS TOTALLY EMBRACING A BIG TENT APPROACH WHICH IS HONESTLY A BOLD MOVE CONSIDERING EVERYONE IS SCREAMING ABOUT THE DSA INFLUENCE IN RECENT PRIMARIES AND MARTIN IS JUST SITTING THERE SAYING HE BUILDS PARTIES THROUGH ADDITION NOT SUBTRACTION EVEN WHEN HE IS GETTING PRESSED ON WHETHER THAT GROUP IS A LIABILITY FOR THE UPCOMING MIDTERMS AND HONESTLY WHO KNOWS IF THAT STRATEGY ACTUALLY PANS OUT IN THESE COMPETITIVE RACES. ANYWAY THAT IS THE NEWS, TELL ME YOURS.

DNC Chair Ken Martin is defending a 'big-tent' strategy that includes Democratic Socialists of America voices, despite warnings from Rep. Josh Gottheimer about radical influence before the midterms.

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