Despite Hertel’s defeat, Whitmer has endorsed his bid to become the next Michigan Democratic Party Chair, much to the chagrin of some MDP members. Other endorsements for Hertel include Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, dozens of state legislators, Caucus Chairs, and The Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus.

Longtime Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin was elected chair of the Democratic National Committee Saturday in a commanding first ballot victory, vaulting him to the national stage while leaving a major hole to fill for local Democrats.

Without control of the White House or Congress, the new DNC chair, Minnesota's Ken Martin, will lead a Democratic Party that is still figuring out its future after a bruising election.