In November, many working-class people dramatically registered their disgust with the Democratic Party, either by voting for Donald Trump or sitting the election out. Last week, as a result, Trump began his second term as president.

The strategist who managed Bernie Sanders’s presidential race says the party needs vision and conviction “to restore a deeply damaged Democratic brand.”

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.

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

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

South Carolina's members of the Democratic National Committee have endorsed Ken Martin as the next chair of the DNC, according to the South Carolina Democratic

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).

Faiz Shakir, former campaign manager for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his bid to be the next Democratic party chair and his vision for the party after its 2024 election losses.

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

A progressive strategist who led Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ last presidential campaign is launching an eleventh-hour bid for Democratic National Committee chair.

NEW YORK — 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 or grasped ...