Burnt Orange Report

Leland Drops Out, Dean +53 DNC votes

By Karl-Thomas Musselman

Though the far bigger news is the departure of Frost from the DNC Race, David Leland is out of the race for DNC and has endorsed Dean for Chair.

Leland, who had been publicly endorsed by the Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party and others in the 10-member Ohio DNC delegation, said he would encourage these members and his other DNC supporters to vote for Gov. Howard Dean for DNC Chair. "Gov. Dean has demonstrated his ability and commitment to build our party from the grassroots up."

Democracy for America has also announced 53 new votes publicly for Dean in an expansive list. That includes six entire state delegations, 12 state chairs, 12 vice-chair as well as Mayor Wellington Webb, a voting member. The six states are Colorado, American Somoa, Minesota, Nebraska, and Oregon