The former New York assemblyman and DNC vice chair is an ambitious political player, like fellow New Yorker former Rep. Max Rose, who is also weighing a potential bid. Blake, the son of Jamaican immigrants, would bring some diversity to what is largely a white field. And he has raised his hand for the job ….

Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farm-Labor Party (DFL) and a candidate for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair, argued the party must be willing to “recenter” its agenda after it suffered a string of defeats during last month’s elections.