A Democratic Party In Crisis Will Elect Its New Chairman On Saturday

The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Saturday as the party seeks new leadership to guide Democrats through Donald Trump's second presidency .

Eight candidates have lined up to replace outgoing Chair Jaime Harrison . The contest will be decided at the DNC's winter meeting in suburban Washington.

This is not a flashy election, although big questions loom about money, strategy and diversity.

The leading candidates, Minnesota's Ken Martin and Wisconsin's Ben Wikler, are low-profile state party chairs with few obvious differences in how they would lead. Neither candidate is promising radical change. And those who are, including former Bernie Sanders campaign chief Faiz Shakir and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, are considered long shots at best.

The debate has largely focused on the nuts and bolts of political campaigns: messaging, media strategy, fundraising and on-the-ground organizing. On those issues, the candidates largely agree that changes are needed to improve the party's brand - especially among working-class voters .