The once-sleepy race to chair the Democratic National Committee has turned into a more contentious — and unsettled — affair as candidates jockey to lead the party and repair its brand following its disappointing losses in the November election.

As President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House on Monday, Democrats are still in the throes of deciding who will lead the Democratic National Committee after a bruising 2024 cycle.

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams threw her support behind Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler in the race to take the helm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “Ben has proven that with year-round voter protection,

The Democrats who entered the DNC chair race first remain ahead in public DNC member commitments; the winner needs a majority of their 448 votes when the party meets outside DC on Feb. 1.

Ben Wikler’s emergence as a contender to lead the Democratic National Committee means Wisconsin Democrats might soon need to find a new party chair.

Desperate to bounce back after their 2024 drubbing, Democrats look for new leadership at the dawn of a second Trump administration

He called for the DNC to "kick the consultant class to the curb" and took jabs at Wikler for coughing up Wisconsin to Trump while touting how he won a state legislative district by 14% in which the president-elect outpaced Harris by 12%. Skoufis ...

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Michigan state Senate Majority Whip Mallory McMorrow (D), a rising star in the party who spoke at the Democratic National Convention last year, is endorsing Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler

At a DNC and Politico candidate forum in Detroit ... Seven candidates participated in the forum, including Wisconsin state party Chairman Ben Wikler, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ...

Ben has proven that with year-round voter protection, smart organizing and clear messaging, we can win — especially in states where our rights are being eroded," she says.

Others, like Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chair Ken Martin and his Wisconsin counterpart Ben ... "fixing the DNC's culture and structure must be at the top of the list of priorities ...