Democrats have become tired that their party continues to be “a doormat for Republicans,”  and are seeking leaders who are willing to fight back, former Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said.

“People want somebody who’s going to fight,” Harrison told NBC News in a story published Friday. “If there’s a theme that I am constantly getting, it’s they’re tired of the party being a doormat for Republicans. They want somebody who’s gonna give the Republicans just as much hell — if not more — and fight for them and their families and their communities.”

Former President Joe Biden picked Harrison, a former leader of South Carolina’s Democratic Party, to lead the DNC in 2021, but Harrison stepped down following the 2024 election, during which Democrats lost the presidency and control of Congress.

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