Yes! Now is the time for empty symbolic gestures...

[brooklynite]

The DNC Chair is not responsible for the selection of and support of Senatorial candidates. That is the responsibility of the DSCC, which is chaired by Senator Bob Menendez (selected by his fellow Democrats in the Senate), and Executive Director J.B. Poersch. The DNC Chair is responsible for general party management, fundraising and state organization. Last I checked, Massachusetts had a pretty strong Democratic Party structure, but you can't turn out voters for a candidate nobody likes.