Ellison says Democrats must fight Republicans at all levels

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Democrats need to prepare for an ongoing fight against Republicans at all levels of government, not just the White House, their newly appointed deputy national chairman said on Saturday.

"We can't just say it's all about Trump," Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said at the New Hampshire Democratic Party's annual meeting.

Ellison, who lost his bid for chairman of the Democratic National Committee to former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, said the party had lost focus on state legislatures and governorships. Democrats, he said, need a cohesive national message that can inspire ordinary Americans.

"We've got to have a higher vision than just winning an election," he said. "When we set our sights as, really, agents and champions for the American people, people start feeling the flow."

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