Democratic party starts search for new leader as crucial election nears
Democratic National Committee begins process to pick new chairperson early next year. The selection comes at key moment as party prepares for potential rematch with former president Trump
Jaime Harrison sent out notice to top-level Democratic party officials about upcoming leadership change (a decision that will shape partys direction for next presidential term). The selection process starts with multiple meet-ups in winter months
The Democratic National Committee planned four different candidate meet-and-greets: some face-to-face and others through video-chat in jan 2025; with final pick happening at feb 1st party gathering in National Harbor MD
The new leader pick comes as Democrats get ready for possible White House match-up with Trump — the timing shows how important this choice is for party strategy. The next chair will need to guide party through what could be a tough-to-navigate political time-frame: handling both fund-raising and voter outreach in a non-standard way
