The wide-open race for Democratic National Committee chair already has an emerging front-runner. In a measure of outreach even his competitors have acknowledged in recent days, Ken Martin, head of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party,

Wisconsin Democrat Ben Wikler said on Sunday he is joining the race to lead the Democratic National Committee, a role that will take on heightened importance as the party looks to rebuild from its losses in the November election.

During a conversation with CNN’s Manu Raju on “Inside Politics,” Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, announces that he is the fourth person to toss his name into the running for the next Democratic National Committee Chair.

Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler has announced his candidacy to become the next Democratic National Committee leader. Wikler, who served as Wisconsin Democrats’ leader for the past five years,