{"id":2388085,"date":"2025-01-08T19:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-chair-race-tightens-with-two-favorites-consolidating-support-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T19:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:33:15","slug":"dnc-chair-race-tightens-with-two-favorites-consolidating-support-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-chair-race-tightens-with-two-favorites-consolidating-support-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC chair race tightens with two favorites consolidating support &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fdnc-chair-race-tightens-with-two-favorites-consolidating-support-washington-examiner%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=2388085&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>The democratic National Committee (DNC) chair race has become competitive,centering on two main candidates: Ken Martin,chairman of the Minnesota democratic-Farmer-Labor Party,and Ben Wikler,chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party. Unlike past contests marked by ideological \u200ddivides,\u2062 this race is primarily about party mechanics, which some critics perceive as\u2062 uninspiring. Martin, known for empowering state parties and leaning toward a populist approach, focuses on labor issues. In contrast, wikler enjoys strong support from the Democratic establishment. Former interim DNC Chairwoman Donna Brazile noted the lack of new ideas in \u2064the\u2063 campaign,suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-retain-new-mexico-house-seat-in-special-election\/\" title=\"Democrats Retain New Mexico House Seat in Special Election\">prominent party figures<\/a> have not rallied behind any specific\u200d candidate. The election will take place on February 1.  <\/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\">DNC chair race tightens with two favorites consolidating support<\/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_1916907\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The race for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic National Committee\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> chair has tightened around two candidates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Minnesota\">Minnesota<\/a> Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chairman Ken Martin, 51, and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler, 43, have emerged as favorites. The race is notable for a lack of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">grand ideological struggle characteristic<\/a> of previous races, with the main contention being the inner workings of party mechanics. Critics within the party complain that the race is uninspired, the <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/05\/us\/politics\/dnc-race-ben-wikler-ken-martin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) stands with DFL Chairman Ken Martin before speaking at the DFL election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo\/Abbie Parr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Had Kamala or Biden made a call and said, &lsquo;Look, we want to rally around X, Y, and Z,&rsquo; I may have taken an interest in someone,&rdquo; former interim DNC Chairwoman Donna Brazile told the outlet. &ldquo;Other than giving state parties more resources, which is as old as the Republic itself, I haven&rsquo;t heard anything new.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vote will be held on Feb. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Wikler is the favored candidate of much of the Democratic establishment, something Martin and his supporters have pounced on. Martin made a name for himself by empowering state parties, earning the ire of the national DNC leadership. He has pitched himself as more of a populist candidate, appealing to the labor vote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need to have party members talk to workers instead of celebrities,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eplocalnews.org\/2025\/01\/08\/dnc-chair-candidate-ken-martin-makes-pitch-to-labor-as-party-struggles-to-regain-footing-with-blue-collar-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> at a virtual forum hosted by the DNC&rsquo;s labor council on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always said, &lsquo;If the DFL isn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-lawmaker-leaves-democrat-party-for-gop\/\" title=\"West Virginia Lawmaker Leaves Democrat Party for GOP\">supporting working people<\/a>, then working people should not support the DFL,&rsquo;&rdquo; Martin added.<\/p>\n<p>Wikler, meanwhile, has distinguished himself as one of the most effective fundraisers among Democrats. That could backfire, as Martin&rsquo;s backers argue that he&rsquo;s too close to the party&rsquo;s big donors.<\/p>\n<p>Wikler&rsquo;s fundraising ability has won him the support of the DNC establishment, with the first major intervention in the race being Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer&rsquo;s (D-NY) endorsement of him last week.<\/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. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-wades-into-the-dnc-chair-race\/\" title=\"Chuck Schumer wades into the DNC chair race\">tenacious organizer&#038;mdash<\/a>;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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\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> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to campaign adviser Justin Buoen, Martin has endorsements from &ldquo;well over 100&rdquo; of the 448 DNC members. Wikler hasn&rsquo;t disclosed his count.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though Martin and Wikler are clear frontrunners, others still in the race boast some support: Former Maryland Gov. Martin O&rsquo;Malley reportedly claims the backing of &ldquo;more than 60&rdquo; DNC members, and New York State Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3272121\/democratic-national-committee-candidate-james-skoufis-funding-red-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"James Skoufis\">James Skoufis<\/a> claims 23.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democratic National Committee<\/a>&nbsp;Chairman Jaime Harrison announced he would not seek reelection moments after the Democratic losses in the November 2024 election. He has held the position since 2021.<\/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_1916907\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1916907\"}});<\/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>DNC chair race narrows to two leading candidates, Ken Martin and Ben Wikler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2388086,"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\/Ken-Martin.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48177,7705,34059,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2388085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chair-race","tag-dnc","tag-election-2024","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ken-Martin.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388085","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388085"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388089,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388085\/revisions\/2388089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}