Following a humbling defeat in November, all eyes are on the tightly-contested race to lead the national Democratic Party. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, picked up a key endorsement today, as civil rights icon John Lewis wrote a letter to DNC members urging them to support the Minnesota Congressman.
“Keith’s long history as an organizer who can energize the grassroots makes him the best choice to lead our party during this critical time,” Lewis said in a statement.
“He knows that sometimes you have to have good trouble. You have to get in the way and raise your voice. But protest must be channeled into electoral and legislative success,” he wrote. “Keith’s record standing with the grassroots means he is a trusted partner to harness this protest energy into rebuilding Democratic Party.”
