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Harrison selected as Biden's DNC chair
Politico
The choice of the South Carolina Democrat is welcomed by many state party officials.
By HOLLY OTTERBEIN, CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO and NATASHA KORECKI
01/14/2021 11:38 AM EST
Updated: 01/14/2021 12:18 PM EST
President-elect Joe Biden is tapping former South Carolina Democratic Party chair Jaime Harrison to lead the Democratic National Committee, according to three people familiar with the decision, a major victory for state party heads and the powerful House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
Harrison, a current associate chair and senior counselor at the DNC, will be charged with leading the Democrats through the tumultuous 2022 midterms and keeping the party’s warring factions together if party members formally elect him as expected this month.
Two sources said Biden is also throwing his weight behind Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a major surrogate for him during the general election, as a high-profile vice chair. Aides to Whitmer declined to comment or could not immediately be reached.
For state party officials, many of whom continue to harbor resentment over the DNC’s diminishment during the Barack Obama administration, the selection of Harrison came as a relief.
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The choice of the South Carolina Democrat is welcomed by many state party officials.
By HOLLY OTTERBEIN, CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO and NATASHA KORECKI
01/14/2021 11:38 AM EST
Updated: 01/14/2021 12:18 PM EST
President-elect Joe Biden is tapping former South Carolina Democratic Party chair Jaime Harrison to lead the Democratic National Committee, according to three people familiar with the decision, a major victory for state party heads and the powerful House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
Harrison, a current associate chair and senior counselor at the DNC, will be charged with leading the Democrats through the tumultuous 2022 midterms and keeping the party’s warring factions together if party members formally elect him as expected this month.
Two sources said Biden is also throwing his weight behind Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a major surrogate for him during the general election, as a high-profile vice chair. Aides to Whitmer declined to comment or could not immediately be reached.
For state party officials, many of whom continue to harbor resentment over the DNC’s diminishment during the Barack Obama administration, the selection of Harrison came as a relief.
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