Key Point: “The Democratic National Committee is touting a record $40 million raised in the first four months of Ken Martin’s chairmanship — more than any other chair in that time frame. … ‘Powered by our grassroots community, the DNC has just set a new record for most money raised in the first four months under a new Chair — ever,’ Martin said.”

Axios: Scoop: DNC touts record fundraising under Ken Martin

By Stef W. Kight

• The Democratic National Committee is touting a record $40 million raised in the first four months of Ken Martin’s chairmanship — more than any other chair in that time frame.

• “Powered by our grassroots community, the DNC has just set a new record for most money raised in the first four months under a new Chair — ever,” Martin said in a statement, first provided to Axios.

• It is also almost twice as much as was raised in the months after the 2016 election, the first time Donald Trump was elected president.

• Grassroots fundraising has been a big factor, with record grassroots fundraising for February and March.

• “This is only the start, but it’s a record-setting start that allows Democrats to meaningfully invest in every part of the country,” Martin said in the statement.

• “Our grassroots donors are sending a message to Donald Trump and rubber-stamp Republicans who are trying to steal health care from working people in exchange for billionaire tax handouts,” he continued.