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Reuters: Democrats to pick chairman to lead party against Trump, Republicans

Published Feb. 25, 2017 at 11:11 am

Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (C) arrives for a closed briefing for members of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol June 14, 2016 in Washington, DC.

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ATLANTA — After a brutal election loss in November, Democrats will choose a new leader on Saturday to begin the daunting task of rebuilding the party and heading the political opposition to Republican President Donald Trump.

The 447 members of the Democratic National Committee, the administrative and fundraising arm of the party, will gather in Atlanta to pick a new chairman in one of the most crowded and competitive party leadership elections in decades.