On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
Chair, Democratic National Committee
3 things Ken Martin said, verbatim, from August 16, 2026 to September 10, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Positions
Disputes
“Tonight only confirmed that the president is a lame duck failure who is dragging his party toward defeat,”
The Guardian Trump promises every adult American $5,000 if Republicans hold Congress, and the arena's upper deck sits empty ›
Others on this question
“This convention is such a sign of weakness.”
“When I’m on the ticket, Republicans always do very well,”
Supports
“It will battle-test our nominee. It will require them to earn support from every corner of this coalition. It will make them a better candidate, and it will put them in the strongest possible position-not just to win a primary, but to win back the White House in 2028.”
Washington Examiner Democrats put South Carolina first in 2028 and pass two opposite resolutions on ICE the same day ›
Others on this question
“It's a product of broken promises, and it excludes huge swaths of the country and the voters that Democrats need to win, the kind of majorities it takes to restore Democratic principles and reject this misguided and corrupt Trump administration”
“This calendar is bold. It is fearless. It shows that Democrats are unafraid. It shows that Democrats know that the road to the White House is through the Deep South. It is through Black and Brown communities — the people who are under attack. And it’s showing that we are going to center those folks and uplift those communities and uplift those issues.”
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“have to earn the support across the full breadth of America: every region, every demographic, every generation, every economic station in life.”
The American Conservative Democrats Put South Carolina First in New Primary Calendar ›
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