The DNC met in Austin this past week, and three things happened that are worth your time. The ranked choice voting ban is dead. "Abolish ICE" is now our official position. And we confirmed a six-state early window that includes Nevada & New Mexico – the most diverse early calendar in party history.

DNC Re-Kapp: Summer Meeting 2026

Inside the fight to kill the RCV ban, the vote that made "abolish ICE" official, and how New Mexico got into the early window.

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I mean, if you want to go back to losing that's your business, but under Ken Martin we are kicking ass, raising record money, investing in state parties, and abolishing ICE. I know you and Rahm Emanuel are scared but you can step out of the panic room now. Get in loser we're going winning elections

Yes, record fundraising, record investments in state parties, rejecting insider RCV bans, crucial reforms to the primary calendar, calling for the abolition of ICE, but somehow Ken Martin is the problem instead of the actual truth, which is that he has been the solution.

Sam - the last shofet@sam-of-pnw.bsky.social · 2d ago

Yet Ken Martin is still the head of DNC, dragging the party down.

Before a single state applied, the DNC agreed on three tests: is it rigorous, is it fair, is it efficient? I believed that the whole early window should look like our Party, not a piece of it. I'm proud to have made some small impact on this historic and diverse calendar. Now let's go win. 🖐️☝️

Ken Martin@kenmartin.bsky.social · 3d ago

IT’S OFFICIAL: The DNC has voted to confirm the early window states for the 2028 Democratic presidential nominating process. These states reflect the diversity of America and will help ensure our nominee is best positioned to take back the White House in 2028.

BREAKING: the Democratic National Committee just unanimously approved a resolution calling for the abolition of ICE! After terrorizing our friends, families, and neighbors, ICE has no place in our nation. I'm grateful @democrats.org agreed. Now we're onto the hard work to make that happen!

BREAKING (and I use this tag with purpose and intention): The DNC has rejected efforts to ban Ranked Choice Voting from being used in presidential primaries. A huge win for DC, Maine, Alaska and other states who love our RCV systems and want the full voices of our voters to matter in 2028. Big W!

The DNC's General Session has begun. We will: ✅ pass the strongest & most diverse *six* state early calendar ✅ revise the proposed delegate selection rules to remove the RCV ban ✅ ensure the passage of the "abolish ICE" resolution. Watch the DNC make history here: www.youtube.com/live/medKEeh...

DNC General Session - August 15, 2026

YouTube video by The Democrats

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BREAKING: the DNC's Resolutions Committee just voted 25-12 to call for ABOLISHING ICE! 🔥 🔥 🔥

Leading up to the midterms, the DNC has traveled across the country to train aspiring and current campaign staffers so they can win competitive races. Our upcoming NextWave Regional Bootcamp will help us win up and down the ballot in the Midwest this November and beyond.

Mike Lindell can still win if Mike Pence does the right thing.

They can lie and say it's about the fundraising. It's an obvious lie, since Martin's fundraising has been record-breaking. They can say it's about the debt, but it's not, because they were the ones who gave us the debt. It's simply, as it has always been, about whether the money goes to them or not.

Via @ajcarrillo.bsky.social (someone you should follow, FYI): All the attacks on Ken Martin are retreads of the same anger that Clinton consultants had over Dean investing in state parties and organizing 20 years ago, and the consultant class will not be happy until Martin hands the reins back.

If Ken Martin hadn't started spending money in places where it went to hire organizers and hoarded it instead to spend on TV ads that made money for DC consultants, you'd be hearing DC media sing his high praises for his record-setting fundraising. But it's not about the $ coming in. It's going out

And let's not forget our friends in Puerto Rico, Guam, NMI, American Samoa & others, who the Pod Save bros think are unworthy of DNC funding. I won't stand for borderline racist attacks on American citizens -- downballot races always matter, regardless of whether you live in a territory or a state.

Dante Atkins@danteatkins.bsky.social · 2w ago

Think about what the Democratic Parties in Kansas, Mississippi, Idaho, West Virginia, and everywhere else are able to do with $25,000 a month. They're able to hire executive directors, hire organizers, build sustainable infrastructure, all of which helps win state legislative and municipal races.

Under Ken Martin, the DNC has raised nearly double it raised under the last comparable period. And we're investing millions into @demstateparties.bsky.social, building the infrastructure we need to win everywhere. These wins are the result of the DNC's strategy. Thank you @kenmartin.bsky.social!

M Meerkat@kackbro.bsky.social · 2w ago

Newsweek Fact Checkers Say This 👇 Is True.......

This is super crucial and important reading on the DNC and Ken Martin. It is the story you are not being told in essence because political media has zero interest in telling it. timwegener.substack.com/p/i-sit-on-t...

I Sit on the DNC Finance Committee. Rufus Gifford Has the Job Description Wrong.

The greatest political malpractice of my lifetime happened in 2024. Those that were part of it have not earned the presumption that they know what the party needs.

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Dante Atkins@danteatkins.bsky.social · 2w ago

When it comes to the DNC, so many people cannot conceive of an issue that does not break down along centrist/progressive lines. But the DNC's issues do not break down along those lines. They break down on structural issues: what should the DNC's job be and where should the money go? That's the key.

BECAUSE THIS MUST BE SAID The Democratic Party is not broke. Ken Martin has been a gangbusters fundraiser. The money has been invested in state parties to allow them to build permanent infrastructure. You've been told lies by DC consultants who wish they were getting that money instead.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

No major media seems interested in the fact that senior DNC staff is openly undermining Ken Martin and literally withholding documents they don't want him to see, and you can bet the reason for that is that those are the same staffers media depend on for leaks so reporters won't spotlight them.

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The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photos

Nearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told.

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Because I've seen this three times today: the DNC cannot stop candidates from texting you. Literally, there is no mechanism by which that can happen. Sorry, can't blame that one on Ken Martin.

Ken Martin is doing exactly what we sent him to do: invest in the organizing we need to win instead of late-campaign paydays for DC consultants. I write about it today at Washington Monthly: washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/31/t...

Very important piece by @davidoatkins.bsky.social at Washington Monthly: the DNC is actually doing just fine and raising record money, and the hit pieces are a product of a tier of useless DC consultants who don't want their media buy gravy train to end. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/31/t...

The Case for the DNC’s Ken Martin. Really.

Martin is being excoriated, but he’s taking on the consultant class, building a strong grassroots operation, and raising tons of money.

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Dante Atkins@danteatkins.bsky.social · 3w ago

Seeing a lot of "the DNC picked South Carolina to ensure a centrist nominee" and, no, it may feel good and validate your priors to believe that, but that's not what's happening at all. First, for obvious reasons, the DNC is going to have an early state that has a substantial Black population. 1/x

It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.

Ken Martin's $154M haul is 60% more than Tom Perez raised last time we were out of power, with grassroots giving surging & big donors up 68% over Perez. If you're worried about cash on hand, we're investing in state parties & seeing results. Same complaint from the consultants Ken cut off.

Aaron Huertas@aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 3w ago

Woof. This is like 90% of the job. Wonder if big donors are just doing PACs or their own moneyball picks — or not donating. archive.is/Q10In

I would have preferred Nevada to South Carolina as FITN but I'm fine with this calendar. A lot of hard work went into getting more Latino and Western representation into the calendar through adding additional early state waivers.

VoteHub@votehub.com · 4w ago

🚨 NEWS — The DNC Rules and Bylaws committee has advanced the 2028 primary calendar: Jan 22: SC Feb 1: NV Feb 8: NH Feb 15: NM Feb 22: MI Feb 29: VA

The DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee just unanimously approved my amendment to expand the 2028 early window to six states. No community should leave this process feeling like our calendar wasn't built for them. I'm proud that this body said yes to expanding the table – together.

So very proud of my friend @michaelkapp.com who worked so incredibly hard to expand our early state window to six states. The committee just adopted his amendment, which will vastly improve the rigorousness and diversity of our early window proving ground!

André Treiber@andrebttx.bsky.social · 4w ago

Checking in from DC this morning for the beginning of a two day DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting. The real fireworks will be tomorrow - determining the states that will go early, before Super Tuesday, in the 2028 Presidential Primary, and who will be first.