right here in atlanta. these eight contenders vying to be the chair of the democratic national committee. here to discuss how to take on president trump's agenda and hope to defeat his party in midterm and presidential elections. with republicans in control of the white house, congress and majority of state houses across the country, this may be the most consequential dnc chair election in more than a decade. welcome president obama's former labor secretary tom perez. u.s. congressman from minnesota, keith ellison, mayor of south bend, indiana, pete buttigieg. chair of south carolina democratic party, jaime harrison. the executive director of the idaho democratic party, sally boynton brown. former rock the vote president,