Politics / The strategist who managed Bernie Sanders’s presidential race says the party needs vision and conviction “to restore a deeply damaged Democratic brand.” John Nichols Before this week, the hotly contested race for chair of the Democratic National Committee looked as if it had settled into a reasonably well-defined matchup between a pair of experienced front-runners—Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler and

Ken Martin said Tuesday that he had support from 200 members of the party, a level of backing that is close to what he needs to clinch victory.

Mr. Shakir said his mission, should he win the post, would be to redefine the Democratic Party as the party of the working class.

Faiz Shakir, who managed Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, is jumping into the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Shakir, who ran Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, wants Democrats to focus more on working-class voters.

Progressive strategist Faiz Shakir, who ran Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign in 2020, has announced a late bid to lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Citing a “lack of

WASHINGTON, DC – Progressive strategist Faiz Shakir, who ran Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign in 2020, has announced a late bid to lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

MSNBC and Georgetown’s Institute of Politics and Public Service will host a forum for candidates to lead the Democratic National Committee on Jan. 30, with the event streamed on the network’s YouTube channel.

Faiz Shakir says Trump, in some cases, has delivered a more compelling message to working-class voters, who have long made up the backbone of the Democratic Party.

Faiz Shakir, who led Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, is jumping into the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee — injecting a new candidate into the low-key contest. Shakir confirmed his candidacy in a text message to POLITICO. The New York Times first reported Shakir’s decision.

NEW YORK — (AP) — Faiz Shakir, a progressive strategist who ... who have long made up the backbone of the Democratic Party. “It’s almost like we’ve moved on and not even deliberated ...

That long list of scandals made Trump’s second White House win confounding to many progressives. But not Bernie Sanders: “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” the independent, left-wing senator from Vermont wrote on Nov. 6.