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Keith Ellison emerges as a top contender to lead the DNC in the fight against Trump, while Howard Dean and Martin O’Malley say they are considering bidsThe morning after election day was supposed to be one of reckoning for Republicans battered by internal strife over their unpopular nominee, Donald Trump. Instead, it was the Democrats who awoke to a harrowing new world. Hillary Clinton’s stunning defeat on Tuesday left the party leaderless and opened a struggle for control.“The Democratic establishment had their chance with this election,” Stephanie Taylor, a co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said in a statement....

On the second day of his visit, Jackson told a crowd that Minnesota can send a message by electing Ellison to Congress. The Rev. Jesse Jackson let his star power shine on state Rep. Keith Ellison's congressional campaign on a sweltering Friday afternoon in North Commons park in Minneapolis. "What a statement from Minnesota to send Keith to Congress," Jackson said from the stage to a couple hundred faithful at the Ellison rally. "It's time to get the crooks out of office and put men in office who care." He spoke directly to Ellison, saying, "They're going to attack you....