WLRN16d
After major 2024 defeats, the Democratic Party searches for a new direction
The two leading candidates for chair, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Chair Ken Martin and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler, offered their views on how the role should fit into the ...
Politico17d
Democrats have a long list of reasons they lost. Biden isn’t one of them.
In its opening weeks, the race between Martin and Wikler was all Midwestern nice. But on Thursday, the cold war turned scalding, with Martin going after Wikler all day as an elite who was out of ...
Yahoo News17d
Martin tears into Wikler as DNC chair’s race heats up
Following a sleepy, weekslong opening to the campaign, Ken Martin, the leader of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, ripped into his fellow front-runner, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben ...
Yahoo17d
Martin tears into Wikler as DNC chair’s race heats up
In its opening weeks, the race between Martin and Wikler was all Midwestern nice. But on Thursday, the cold war turned scalding, with Martin going after Wikler all day as an elite who was out of ...
MSNBC17d
The DNC race for chair was a boring technocratic debate — until now
As Politico reported, the two most prominent candidates, Wisconsin Democratic Party boss Ben Wikler and Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Chair Ken Martin, have focused on “technocratic ...
Fox News18d
Race for DNC chair narrows after longshot candidate drops out, endorses Minnesota's Ken Martin
The field of contenders to become the next Democratic National Committee chair has narrowed after a long-shot candidate dropped out and endorsed Ken Martin, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel18d
Who would lead the Wisconsin Democrats if Ben Wikler rises to DNC chairman
WASHINGTON – Ben Wikler’s emergence as a top contender to lead the Democratic National Committee means Wisconsin Democrats might soon need to find a new party chair. Wikler, who has led the ...
The Nation18d
Faiz Shakir’s Late Entry Shakes Up the Race for DNC Chair
Wikler, in particular, has placed a heavy emphasis on appealing to union members and the broader working class, arguing,”On every platform, voters need to hear that Democrats are on the side of ...
The Nation18d
What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries?
These include a former governor (Maryland’s Martin O’Malley), heads of relatively successful Midwestern state parties (Ken Martin of Minnesota and Ben Wikler of Wisconsin), a former ...
The Baltimore Sun19d
Race for DNC chair: Some see Maryland’s O’Malley as a ‘proven political winner.’ Some don’t.
He claimed that a fellow DNC chair candidate, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler, signed his petition for the nomination. “With my announcement on social media that Wisconsin ...
The Independent19d
Adopted Black children to testify against white parents accused of treating them as ‘slaves’, trial told
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather, who are both white, were arrested after two of their five children were found locked up in a shed outside ...
The Hill20d
Michigan lawmaker who spoke at Dem convention endorses Wikler for DNC chair
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 ...