Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler joins race for Democratic National Committee chair

In announcement, state's Democratic chair touts grassroots and new media organizing success in closely divided state

Wisconsin Democratic leader Ben Wikler joined the race to lead the Democratic National Committee on Sunday, promising to take on Trump, Republican extremists, and move our country forward", as the party looks to rebuild from its losses in the November election.

In a video posted on social networks, Wikler, 43, touted his state party's success in organizing to flip 14 state legislative seats and send Senator Tammy Baldwin back to Washington DC in November, and in previously campaigns to win control of the state supreme court and re-elect governor Tony Evers. Wikler, a former podcaster, Air America radio producer and headline writer for The Onion, also stressed his new media expertise.