{"id":2385650,"date":"2025-01-02T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T18:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-wades-into-the-dnc-chair-race\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T13:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T18:53:04","slug":"chuck-schumer-wades-into-the-dnc-chair-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-wades-into-the-dnc-chair-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Schumer wades into the DNC chair race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchuck-schumer-wades-into-the-dnc-chair-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385650&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has endorsed Ben Wikler for the position of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">chairman<\/a> of the Democratic National \u2064Committee (DNC). Schumer highlights wikler&#8217;s accomplished track record as chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, praising \u200chim as one of the best <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">state party chairs<\/a>\u200c in the nation. He commended Wikler for his skills as a\u200d diligent organizer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-presidential-campaign-says-it-raised-over-8-million-in-first-24-hours\/\" title=\"DeSantis Presidential Campaign Says It Raised Over  Million in First 24-hours\">effective fundraiser<\/a>, and communicator, emphasizing his ability \u2064to engage with diverse groups \u200dwithin the \u2062Democratic Party.\u200d Moreover, Schumer expressed confidence in Wikler&#8217;s capability \u2063to lead the\u200c Democrats to success in upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Chuck Schumer endorses Ben Wikler for Democratic National Committee chairman<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927314\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chuck Schumer (D-NY)\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) endorsed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3246418\/wisconsin-democratic-party-chairman-ben-wikler-enters-dnc-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ben Wikler\">Ben Wikler<\/a>, chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Wisconsin \">Wisconsin <\/a>Democratic Party, to take the helm of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic National Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chuckschumer\/status\/1874793269261173059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">post<\/a> on X, Schumer cited Wikler&rsquo;s achievements as chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As one of the best state party chairs in the country, Ben possesses all the qualities Democrats across the country are looking for in our next DNC Chair,&rdquo; Schumer said Thursday. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a tenacious organizer&mdash;one of the best organizers in the country&mdash;a proven fundraiser, a sharp communicator, and able to reach out to all segments of the Democratic Party. Most importantly, he knows how to win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have said since the day after the election that Democrats should view this moment as a challenge. We must listen to the American people, learn from the results, and move forward stronger. That&rsquo;s why I am enthusiastically supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benwikler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@benwikler<\/a> to be the next Chair of the DNC. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RKBZzVgGY4\">https:\/\/t.co\/RKBZzVgGY4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chuck Schumer (@chuckschumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chuckschumer\/status\/1874793269261173059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The Senate Democratic leader also stressed that, following their 2024 election loss, &ldquo;Democrats should view this moment as a challenge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We must listen to the American people, learn from the results, and move forward stronger,&rdquo; Schumer added.<\/p>\n<p>Since Wikler began leading the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Democrats have been able to reelect Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI0, help organize a flip from conservative to liberal control of the state Supreme Court, work to reelect Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) in a tight race, and provide the closest result in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a> of any of the seven battleground states, despite President-elect Donald Trump still winning the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wisconsin&nbsp;Democrats experienced dispiriting defeats. Scott Walker and Republicans dismantled workers&rsquo; rights and voting rights, rigging Wisconsin to keep the GOP in power through the courts and the legislature. Ben didn&rsquo;t despair. He rolled up his sleeves and helped unify the Democratic Party and reignite Wisconsin Democrats from the grassroots up,&rdquo; Schumer added. &ldquo;This year&rsquo;s election shows the results: in a tough year nationwide, a US Senate victory and 14 state legislative flips. That&rsquo;s exactly what Democrats need from our next DNC Chair.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&rsquo;s endorsement of Wikler is one of his most prominent yet. Wikler also earned endorsements from MoveOn, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and the centrist Third Way.&nbsp;Schumer, notably, did not endorse New York state Sen. James Skoufis.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The race to succeed outgoing DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison is heating up and has become crowded. The race also features Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin, former Maryland Gov. Martin O&rsquo;Malley, former Maryland Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3256339\/robert-kennedy-houton-dnc-chairman-candidate-embraces-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert Houton\">Robert Houton<\/a>, former Homeland Security official Nate Snyder, and former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson.<\/p>\n<p>The leadership elections for the DNC are slated to take place on <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-chair-jaime-harrison-sets-out-first-steps-in-process-for-electing-incoming-chair-dnc-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Feb. 1\">Feb. 1<\/a> during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s winter meeting at National Harbor, Maryland. The change in leadership comes as candidates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3259242\/donna-brazile-2024-post-mortem-dnc-leadership-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">running for the position <\/a>say they need to learn what went wrong for the party in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1927314\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927314\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chuck Schumer backs Ben Wikler for DNC chair position<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2385651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schumer-Dec-202e4-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37397,33301,32923,47777,5894],"class_list":["post-2385650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2023-election","tag-chuck-schumer","tag-democratic-party","tag-dnc-chair-race","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Schumer-Dec-202e4-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385650"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385654,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385650\/revisions\/2385654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}