DNC lambasted for 'beyond parody' leadership vote that included singing, gender rules: 'Can’t stop laughing'

Conservatives connected societal media are having a tract time mocking the Democratic National Committee for featuring a fistful of "beyond parody" moments during its enactment ballot implicit the weekend, which critics accidental underscores that Democrats person "learned perfectly nothing" from their 2024 predetermination losses. 

The DNC voted to elite Minnestota Democrat Party person Ken Martin arsenic its seat connected Saturday, aft 8 candidates vied to win Jaime Harrison. Following the Democratic Party's losses successful November, erstwhile Republicans reclaimed the White House and Senate and retained power of the House, the DNC's seat ballot serves arsenic a caller slate for the enactment arsenic they ramp up strategies and fundraising for the adjacent predetermination cycle. 

Conservatives and critics took to societal media implicit the play to item what they viewed arsenic the astir retired of interaction speeches and comments from enactment leaders, including the predetermination of left-wing activistic David Hogg arsenic 1 of its 3 co-chairs. Hogg is an outspoken weapon power advocator and the co-founder of March for Our Lives, a weapon power radical that was formed aft the Parkland schoolhouse shooting successful 2018. 

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David Hogg, March For Our Lives co-founder, delivers remarks astatine the 60th day of the March connected Washington astatine the Lincoln Memorial connected Aug. 26, 2023, successful Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

"DNC Vice Chair David Hogg has immoderate legitimately INSANE views that are wildly retired of measurement with the American people. Good to spot that the Democrat Party has learned perfectly nothing," blimpish communicator Steve Guest posted to X. 

Hogg, a Parkland schoolhouse shooting survivor, said from the DNC ballot successful Maryland that the enactment volition enactment Republicans "on the defense" successful the coming days and reclaim mislaid governmental ground. 

"After Parkland, our state was successful a akin infinitesimal – wherever we had a Republican trifecta successful Washington," the 24-year-old said during the DNC election. "We went connected the offense, enactment the Republicans connected the defense, and we won. That’s what we request to bash close now."

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"We’re going to amusement radical that the crushed radical should ballot for america isn’t conscionable due to the fact that we’re not Republicans – it’s due to the fact that we’re damn Democrats. We springiness a s---," helium pledged. "And we deliver. Now it’s clip to rebuild the enactment and to rethink the mode we’ve been doing things."

Candidates for DNC seat statement astatine Georgetown University, Jan. 30, 2025. (Fox News/Paul Steinhauser)

Amid the hours-long ballot and gathering of Democrats connected Saturday successful Maryland, erstwhile DNC main Harrison announced that the elections indispensable beryllium gender-balanced, including erstwhile a non-binary campaigner is successful the running, sparking condemnation from conservatives. 

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"We person an astonishing radical of caller officers. So far, arsenic you know, our 3 astatine ample vice seat positions are utilized to guarantee sex equilibrium among 7 offices: treasury secretary, nationalist concern seat and vice seat for civic engagement and elector information and the 3 astatine ample vice chairs. Our rules specify that erstwhile we person a non-binary campaigner oregon officer, the non-binary idiosyncratic is counted arsenic neither antheral nor female, and the remaining six offices indispensable beryllium sex balanced with the results of the erstwhile 4 elections. Our elected officers are presently 2 antheral and 2 female. In bid to beryllium sex balanced… we indispensable elite 1 male, 1 female, and 1 idiosyncratic of immoderate gender."

Before the predetermination kicked disconnected connected Saturday, the 8 candidates had traveled to Georgetown University for a forum co-hosted by MSNBC connected Thursday, wherever they declared "racism and misogyny" compounded erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris' election loss. 

"So, I’m going to person a amusement of hands. How galore of you judge that racism and misogyny played a relation successful Vice President Harris’ defeat?" MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart asked the 8 candidates. 

Former DNC Chairman Jamie Harrison, left, stands adjacent to Ken Martin, who reacts aft being elected the caller president astatine the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center successful National Harbor, Maryland, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

"That’s good. You each passed," Capehart said aft each candidates raised their hands successful agreement. 

Republican lawmakers and pundits pounced connected clips of the exchange, including Sen. Tommy Tubervile, R-Ala., who quipped that the GOP volition grow its bulk successful the midterms. 

Singing besides broke retired some during the forum and the vote. Dr. Quintessa Hathaway was successful the moving for seat and belted retired a opus with the lyrics, "You combat on, erstwhile the authorities is doing you wrong, you combat on" during the Thursday forum. She besides sang different opus up of the ballot connected Saturday vowing, "We shall overcome."

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Harrison was besides spotted connected camera singing connected Saturday, delivering a rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Happy Birthday." 

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DNC members besides "acknowledged" during the ballot that the U.S. was "built connected indigenous lands."

Ken Martin, who antecedently slammed Trump arsenic a "traitor" who should beryllium prosecuted for treason, celebrated his triumph connected Saturday, vowing to combat Trump and the Republican Party. 

"We person 1 team, 1 team, the Democratic Party," Martin said pursuing his victory. "The combat is for our values. The combat is for moving people. The combat close present is against Donald Trump and the billionaires who bought this country."

Newly elected DNC Chairman Ken Martin speaks aft winning the ballot successful National Harbor, Maryland, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)

"We request to spell connected offense," Martin said. "We're going to spell retired determination and instrumentality this fight to Donald Trump and the Republicans."

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Fox News Digital reached retired to the DNC connected Sunday for remark connected the antagonistic backlash implicit the gathering, but did not instantly person a reply.  

Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.