Vilsack Drops Bid for DNC Chairman Job
by Thomas Beaumont, Des Moines Register
However, Vilsack IS still in the running for current Governor of Iowa for the next two years, we hear
Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack withdrew his name today from the list of candidates for chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Vilsack,
in a statement issued shortly before 1 p.m., said he was honored by the
support he had received for the post, but wanted to focus on his Iowa
agenda as he enters the final two years of his second term.
“The
next two years present a unique opportunity to expand on important
accomplishments for Iowa's children and families and to rebuild Iowa's
economy,” Vilsack said. “These challenges and opportunities require
more time than I felt I could share. As a result, I will not be a
candidate for DNC chairman.”
Vilsack,
who will be his party's senior Democratic governor next year, is
chairman of the Democratic Governors Association and was a finalist to
be 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's running mate this
year.
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