Faiz Shakir, a former campaign manager for Senator Bernie Sanders and a longtime progressive Democratic strategist, is jumping into the race for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, demanding the party more directly debate how to position itself to rebuild public trust and regain power.
In an interview, Mr. Shakir said he was joining the race because he grew frustrated at seeing the candidates focus too much on procedural and bureaucratic details of running the committee and too little on what he said should be an ambitious vision for the chairmanship: shaping what the Democratic Party should say and stand for.
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In an interview, Mr. Shakir said he was joining the race because he grew frustrated at seeing the candidates focus too much on procedural and bureaucratic details of running the committee and too little on what he said should be an ambitious vision for the chairmanship: shaping what the Democratic Party should say and stand for.
Faiz Shakir, Ex-Bernie Sanders Campaign Chief, Joins Race for D.N.C. Chair
Mr. Shakir said his mission, should he win the post, would be to redefine the Democratic Party as the party of the working class.
