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

Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic party of Wisconsin, waves to the crowd at a campaign event in Little Chute, Wisconsin, on 1 November. Photograph: Andy Manis/AP

The 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.

Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic party of Wisconsin, declared his candidacy to run the Democratic National Committee on Sunday in a YouTube video.