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Tue Nov 11, 2008 at 08:51 AM CST
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The Huffington Post is reporting that Governor Howard Dean will step down as Democratic National Committee Chairman after serving just one term.
Dean, who has been serving in the post since 2005, has said in the past that he would serve only one term, though his successful work with the Obama campaign had led some Democrats to wonder whether he would stay on into the next administration. This won't be the case, officials at the DNC confirm. He will serve as chair until his term ends in January. The party will settle on a new head when it hosts a meeting during the week of Obama's inauguration.
The Huff Post is also reporting a name being floated around as a possible Dean replacement is one of the president-elect's closest allies: Claire McCaskill, the junior Senator from Missouri and a national co-chair of the Obama campaign.
The key for states like Texas will be if the next chair will remain committed to the 50 State Strategy. It has absolutely relieved the burden on local and regional organizations to help organize 254 counties and helped turn Texas blue.
Going into a redistricting year, regardless of who chairs the party infrastructure, we need national support to protect big gains in red and purple states. |
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