Democratic Governors to Name New Leaders

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- Democratic governors hope to wrest control of their beleaguered party and make their homegrown policies, tactics and political organizations a key to reversing Republican gains.

"Democratic governors are going to reassert ourselves in the Democratic Party, both on policy and organizational issues," Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico said Wednesday. "Democrats can't be a Washington-based party."

The political call to arms will be launched Thursday, when the Democratic Governors Association meets to officially name Richardson its chairman and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm its vice chair.

The governors also will hold private talks about the future of the party, their contribution to an effort by anxious Democrats everywhere to determine how to recover from the devastating Nov. 2 elections.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-democrats-governors,0,5174432.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[saracat]

1. Notice they couldn't make themselves give it to a women?

Granholm is only Vice Chair? They ignored Napolitano too after making a big deal about her. Humph! Speaking of which? Why isn't there a seriousNot Donna Brazile, woman candidate for the DNC chair?