Sen Sheldon Whitehouse calls for DNC ‘war machine’ to take on Trump, GOP

"We in Congress customarily say we're 'fighting' for things when we really mean working or toiling," said Whitehouse, in the letter obtained by Politico. "A fight means a defined adversary, a battle strategy, and actual punches thrown. Done well, it involves exposing and degrading your adversary's machinery of warfare."

The letter argues that Democrats do not have an organized, institutional basis from which to attack Trump and the GOP. Whitehouse states that under Trump, the Republican Party can "rapidly and effectively deploy false narratives" while Democrats "struggle to bring true ones to bear."

Whitehouse blames the Biden White House, Politico reports. The Biden White House was not a stronghold of offensive strategy planning, Whitehouse intoned per Politico. He suggested that Democrats should expose corruption on the right, accusations of influence peddling.

DNC Chair candidates include Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Chair Ken Martin, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler, and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, Politico notes. Some have expressed concerns that the DNC chair race is comprised of mostly white men.

The only candidate who is not white is Nate Snyder, a former DHS official who is Hispanic and Jewish. Marianne Williamson is the only woman in contention for the post. Williamson said, "It’s important that we recognize the psychological and emotional dimensions of Trump’s appeal."

"We need to understand it to create the energy to counter it," Williamson said. "MAGA is a distinctly 21st century political movement and it will not be defeated by a 20th century tool kit."

Former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz said that race and sex should not be determinative factors. "The most important thing for who is going to be the DNC chair is someone who is able to unify the party," she said. "Make sure that we can rebuild, focus on strategy and messaging and fundraising."