{"id":1053011,"date":"2025-05-28T11:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1053011"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:15:07","slug":"icymi-under-dnc-chair-martins-leadership-democrats-build-infrastructure-in-red-states-like-utah-for-the-long-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-under-dnc-chair-martins-leadership-democrats-build-infrastructure-in-red-states-like-utah-for-the-long-term\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Under DNC Chair Martin\u2019s Leadership, Democrats Build Infrastructure in Red States Like Utah for the Long-Term"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Key Point:<\/strong><em> \u201cUnder the DNC\u2019s new State Partnership Program, the Utah Democratic Party, along with state parties in other red states, will receive $22,500 a month from the DNC. \u2018We know that with the investment of time, energy and money, a red state can become a purple state and then eventually a blue state,\u2019 he said, later adding, \u2018It\u2019s not for charity\u2019s sake, just to give money to the state party, it\u2019s actually to help build the infrastructure we need to actually win elections and meet the moment.\u2019 Martin highlighted Utah\u2019s fast-growing population as a key reason for the DNC\u2019s investment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/utah\/2025\/05\/27\/ken-martin-dnc-investment-in-utah\/\"><strong>Deseret News<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin looks to turn red states like Utah blue.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Lauren Irwin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Martin told the Deseret News he believes the national party can move the needle by investing in red states like Utah.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Minnesota native, Martin put it in hockey terms with a famous line from NHL Hall-of-Famer Wayne Gretzky: \u201cYou have to skate to where the puck will be, not where the puck is.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to do with this new DNC, is to both win the moment right now but also win the future,\u201d Martin said. [&#8230;]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the DNC\u2019s new State Partnership Program, the Utah Democratic Party, along with state parties in other red states, will receive $22,500 a month from the DNC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWe know that with the investment of time, energy and money, a red state can become a purple state and then eventually a blue state,\u201d he said, later adding, \u201cIt\u2019s not for charity\u2019s sake, just to give money to the state party, it\u2019s actually to help build the infrastructure we need to actually win elections and meet the moment.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Martin highlighted Utah\u2019s fast-growing population as a key reason for the DNC\u2019s investment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s likely that under the 2030 Census count, the state will receive another congressional district. According to population estimates and a prediction from the Brennan Center for Justice, Utah would be one of just a handful of states to gain a new House seat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While Utah\u2019s delegation in Washington is currently entirely Republican, Martin believes that can change, with effort.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t happen organically. You have to make some investments, you have to actually see a little bit of the future and be willing to take some risks,\u201d Martin said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Point: \u201cUnder the DNC\u2019s new State Partnership Program, the Utah Democratic Party, along with state parties in other red states, will receive $22,500 a month from the DNC. \u2018We know that with the investment of time, energy and money, a red state can become a purple state and then eventually a blue state,\u2019 he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1053011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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