Biden-loving Palm Beach Democrat QUITS in furious rant about 'MAGA' rivals who she says are attacking her

The chair of the Palm Beach County Democratic Party announced her resignation in a furious rant about 'MAGA' tactics which she said are being used to attack her.

Mindy Koch, 70, wrote in her resignation letter, 'My hope is that in doing so I can expose this subversive, cancerous element... trying so hard to destroy the party from within.'

The surprising announcement came only six weeks after Koch survived efforts by Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried to oust her for allegedly not complying with party bylaws on contracts. 

Koch had a tumultuous 17-month term after winning the election to lead the local party in Palm Beach by a single vote - 160-159 - in December 2022, as reported by the Sun Sentinel.

In her resignation letter, she said personal attacks and harassment from within the party left her with 'no choice but to resign,' adding the decision went into effect immediately.

Mindy Koch, 70, the chair of the Palm Beach County Democratic Party announced her resignation in a furious rant about 'MAGA' tactics, which she said are being used to attack her. Pictured: Koch and President Joe Biden in a 2020 photo 

Koch had a tumultuous 17-month term after winning the election to lead the local party in Palm Beach by a single vote - 160-159 - in December 2022, as reported by Sun Sentinel

'The MAGA tactics of refusing to recognize my legitimate election as chair spawned a relentless campaign attacking me... and others. It has made it impossible to fulfill our mission to elect Democrats,' Koch wrote. Pictured: President Trump supporters wearing faith in God and Trump shirts at a rally

The 70-year-old wrote in the letter: 'The ongoing vicious personal attacks and harassment directed toward me and my leadership team from a small minority of members of the Palm Beach County (Democratic Executive Committee) are destructive and unprecedented.' 

'The MAGA tactics of refusing to recognize my legitimate election as chair spawned a relentless campaign attacking me... and others. It has made it impossible to fulfill our mission to elect Democrats,' she added. 

But the resignation by no means suggests she's quitting local politics, as she told the local publication in a telephone interview. 

'I'm OK with the decision. I've never quit anything in my life. So this is a first for me,' she said. 

'My team was fabulous and very supportive. And I met some great people and learned some interesting things — and don't think I'll be up at 3:30 tomorrow morning.' 

Almost immediately she sent the resignation letter, she drove to the Supervisor of Elections Office headquarters and turned in paperwork as a candidate for Palm Beach County School Board. 

Koch said she's running for the District 5 seat of the school board with endorsements of state Sens. Tina Polsky and Lori Berman and state Reps. Kelly Skidmore and Katherine Waldron. 

Maria Cole, the state Democratic committeewoman for Palm Beach County, rebutted Koch's claims, saying there's no corrosive element within the party. 

'There's no nefarious group of people that is out to destroy her. There is no Trumpian type of mentality among people. This is not about personality. This is not a personal attack,' she said. 

The surprising announcement came only six weeks after Koch (right) survived efforts by Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried (left) to oust her for allegedly not complying with party bylaws on contracts.

Palm Beach is the state’s third-largest county

The committeewoman stated that party members would like to see changes in the way the party is operated, with more resources allocated to voter outreach. 

'They don't want the same things that retirees of 40 years ago want. They want to be heard,' Cole said. 

'Young people are not going to sit through a meeting and be told to shut up and be quiet and not exercise their rights. They're just not going to do it.' 

'You can't do that if we're not working together. You can't do that in an environment of acrimony. And you can't do that in an environment of chaos,'

'It wasn't about acrimony, it was simply for transparency and accountability,' she said.

'I just think this is really a time to move forward. We've had a little over a year filled with acrimony, and hopefully we can get past it and move on. 

'This is an important election, and there are important things to talk about like abortion and public education,' Cole said.

Koch, a retired teacher and union leader, is now running for the membership on local school board, which is now chaired by Frank A. Barbieri

Almost immediately after she sent the resignation letter, she drove to the Supervisor of Elections Office headquarters and turned in paperwork as a candidate for Palm Beach County School Board

Koch, a retired teacher and union leader, is now running for the membership on local school board, which is now chaired by Frank A. Barbieri. 

'Public education is what has made America the great nation that it is. And we have to make sure that that continues,' Koch said. 

'I've always wanted to be on the School Board. I've got all that experience in education, and I'd love to share it,' she said. 

Sean Rourk, the county party's vice chair, is now the acting leader of the organization. 

A state Democratic Party spokesperson said: 'We look forward to working with the new chair to get Palm Beach County back on track to reelect Democrats up and down the ballot and send President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris back to the White House in November.'