He accused the party's finance chair of fomenting a coup against him. Influential players have already written off the possibility of a useful DNC for the 2026 midterm cycle. The only Democrats in America who seem happy with DNC Chair Ken Martin's performance are the DNC members who chose him. said one Democratic strategist close to party leaders, who requested anonymity to speak frankly. (Schumer, Jeffries and Pelosi all previously backed Martin's main rival for the chairmanship, former Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler.)