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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, stated Sunday he has joined the race to guide the nationwide party after an election that swept Donald Trump and Republicans to energy in Washington.
“In Wisconsin, we’ve constructed a everlasting marketing campaign,” Wikler stated in his candidacy announcement. “We arrange and talk year-round in each nook of the state — rural, suburban, city, crimson, blue and purple areas alike.”
Since dropping management of the White House, the Senate and the House, Democrats are searching for new management to sort out the nation’s issues with the extra problem of confronting 4 extra years of a Trump presidency.
So far, the opposite introduced candidates to guide the Democratic National Committee are Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and a vice chair of the nationwide party, and Martin O’Malley, a former Maryland governor and present Social Security administrator. The DNC will select its successor in February, an election that can communicate volumes about how the party desires to current itself throughout 4 extra years of Trump within the White House.
Wikler, who was elected state chair in 2019, cites his expertise main the party’s efforts in a state that shifted much less towards Trump than different battlegrounds in 2024 and the place Democrats gained key downballot races.
He stated that in his tenure, Democrats flipped the bulk on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and reelected Tony Evers as governor. This yr, the state returned Sen. Tammy Baldwin for a 3rd time period and retook 14 state legislative seats, which he says places Democrats on monitor for majorities in each chambers in 2026.
“What has made a distinction in Wisconsin can made a distinction in all places,” Wikler stated.
Wikler, 43, has served as a Washington director for MoveOn.org, a progressive advocacy group and as a marketing campaign director for Avaaz, a bunch that mobilizes members to tackle points equivalent to poverty, local weather change and human rights.
Wikler informed CNN’s “Inside Politics Sunday” that Democrats want to point out Americans that “we’re on their aspect and present who Republicans are for. If we don’t do this, then we’re going to lose.”
