{"id":132487,"date":"2024-12-02T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T06:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132487"},"modified":"2024-12-02T13:00:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T06:00:56","slug":"wisconsin-democratic-leader-ben-wikler-enters-the-race-to-lead-the-national-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132487","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Democratic leader Ben Wikler enters the race to lead the national party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/wisdems.org\/our-party\/meet-our-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Wikler<\/a><\/span>, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, said Sunday he has joined the race to lead the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/democratic-national-committee-chair-election-5dd03fead210aeb75b37b5005a3ae1d3\">national party<\/a><\/span> after <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/democratic-national-committee-chairman-1f8c467c81b06e272b6d1e47b7f0e39e\">an election<\/a><\/span> that swept Donald Trump and Republicans to power in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Wisconsin, we\u2019ve built a permanent campaign,\u201d Wikler said in his candidacy announcement. \u201cWe organize and communicate year-round in every corner of the state \u2014 rural, suburban, urban, red, blue and purple areas alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since losing control of the White House, the Senate and the House, Democrats are looking for new leadership to tackle the nation\u2019s problems with the additional challenge of confronting four more years of a Trump presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Top announced candidates to lead the Democratic National Committee include Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and a vice chair of the national party, and Martin O\u2019Malley, a former Maryland governor and current Social Security administrator. The DNC will choose its successor in February, an election that will speak volumes about how the party wants to present itself during four more years of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Trump<\/a><\/span> in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Wikler, who was elected state chair in 2019, cites his experience leading the party\u2019s efforts in a state that shifted less toward Trump than other battlegrounds in 2024 and where Democrats won key downballot races. <\/p>\n<p>He said that during his tenure, Democrats flipped the majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and reelected Tony Evers as governor. This year, the state returned Sen. Tammy Baldwin for a third term and retook 14 state legislative seats, which he says puts Democrats on track for majorities in both chambers in 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about Trump's second term: Staffing the administration: Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far. Plus, a look at recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet.Follow all of our coverage as Donald Trump assembles his second administration.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about Trump\u2019s second term:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Follow all of our coverage as <\/i><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\"><i>Donald Trump<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> assembles his second administration.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat has made a difference in Wisconsin can made a difference everywhere,\u201d Wikler said.<\/p>\n<p>Wikler, 43, has served as a Washington director for MoveOn.org, a progressive advocacy group and as a campaign director for Avaaz, a group that mobilizes members to take on issues such as poverty, climate change and human rights.<\/p>\n<p>Wikler told CNN\u2019s \u201cInside Politics Sunday\u201d that Democrats need to show Americans that \u201cwe\u2019re on their side and show who Republicans are for. If we don\u2019t do that, then we\u2019re going to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Associated Press writer Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/democrats-wikler-wisconsin-dnc-chair-trump-republicans-c975d753e943ded8d2522f6f90cae7b1\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. 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