Democrats Want Major Change Ahead of the DNC’s Leadership Elections

What that looks like is less clear.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison

Current Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced the party’s leadership elections will take place on Feb. 1. Meg Kinnard/AP

Democrats are set to give an early indication of how much their party will change after this year’s bruising losses, with a new leadership election next year.

As the party argues over how Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris, many are pointing to its leadership for lacking transparency — whether it be around candidate selection or how it’s spending the national budget.

“We shouldn’t choose anybody that is just saying we need to make a few tweaks to our strategy,” said Raj Goyle, a Democratic strategist and former Kansas state representative. “This is not a nip and tuck kind of moment. This is a wholesale reform moment.”