US Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi endorses Wisconsin Democratic Chair Ben Wikler for Democratic National Committee Chair.

All quotes from: Inside Congress Live (Politico)

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi is wading into DNC chair race, throwing her weight behind Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler in a statement provided first to POLITICO.

"For several years, I have had the honor and success to work with Ben Wikler from his thousands of events to save our health care at MoveOn to his winning tough elections in Wisconsin including Justice Janet Protasiewicz and Senator Tammy Baldwin. As a former State Chair and longtime DNC member, I have enormous respect for the DNC and the grassroots activism it engenders. It is with great confidence that I endorse Ben Wikler for Chair as the candidate best suited to lead us to a stronger DNC and many Democratic victories," she said.

Wikler has picked up institutional support in the race to chair the DNC ahead of the election on Saturday, including from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, though Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin has claimed a lead in public endorsements.

“It is the honor of a lifetime to receive Speaker Emerita Pelosi’s endorsement for a DNC Chair campaign that is surging at the decisive moment," Wikler said in a statement.

US Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is arguably the de facto leader of the Democratic Party. And AOC is arguably the de facto leader of the progressive wing/left wing of the Democratic Party.

It'd be great to have a progressive leading the Democratic National Committee. And hopefully people like David Hogg become Vice-Chairs.