After Democratic Losses, a Little-Known Lawmaker Wants to Lead the Party
Briefly

We tried the D.C. Beltway thing, we tried the decades-long operative thing, we tried the sort of party machine thing over and over again, Mr. Skoufis said... Here we are... locked out of power.
Mr. Skoufis, who in an announcement video declared himself both an outsider and an underdog, enters the race without a single endorsement from one of the 448 voting members of the national committee.
In this environment, a candidate like Mr. Skoufis has little to lose and much to gain should he leave D.N.C. members with a positive impression.
He enters the race without extensive relationships with party members beyond New York State, a detriment he aims to turn into an advantage.
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