Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) on Monday touted the endorsements of present and former Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members in his Democratic Nationwide Committee (DNC) chair bid.
“I am honored to announce that former Secretary Marcia Fudge, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, and [CBC Institute] Board Member Lacy Johnson have endorsed our campaign for DNC Chair,” O’Malley stated in a publish on the social platform X.
“They are proven winners, and together, we will reengage, reconnect, and rebuild our party,” he added.
O’Malley’s publish additionally featured a press release from Fudge, Thompson, Cleaver and Johnson wherein they stated “Democrats are at a crossroads and we want a change agent now.”
“Gov. O’Malley is a proven operational leader that will unite our party, solve tough problems, and lead with moral clarity,” they added. “As somebody that has run for workplace and served at each stage of presidency he is aware of the way to reconnect our celebration to the problems dealing with voters. We’re proud to again his marketing campaign and stay dedicated to the work of constructing a celebration that wins at each stage.”
Fudge and Cleaver are each former chairs of the CBC, whereas Thompson is a present member.
O’Malley, who additionally just lately served because the commissioner of the Social Safety Administration, launched his bid for DNC chair in November.
“We must connect our Party with the most important place in America — the kitchen table of every family’s home,” O’Malley stated on X the day he launched his bid.
“Jobs, Opportunity, and Economic Security for all. Getting things done. Hope. A 50 state strategy. Now.”
In an interview late final month with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, O’Malley referred to himself because the candidate who might be one of many “best operational turnaround leaders” in Democrats’ historical past.
“It is a change-maker election, and we need to make some changes if we’re going to win,” O’Malley stated on the time.
