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    The Democrats Have Their Chairman

    Thomas Perez has defeated Representative Keith Ellison in a battle to lead the party in the age of Trump.
    by Russell Berman Feb 25, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Andrew Harnik / AP

    Former Labor Secretary Thomas Perez—the candidate backed by the Democratic Party’s establishment—was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Sunday, as its members chose a close ally of both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to lead the out-of-power party in the era of Donald Trump.

    Perez defeated Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota, the favorite of many progressives, and a collection of lesser-known candidates in a vote of the 435 committee members who participated in the balloting in Atlanta. Perez won on the

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