Washington Democratic leader loses bid for key post with national party
Washington state Democratic Party chair Shasti Conrad came up short Saturday night in her bid for a leadership post with the Democratic National Committee that would have given her a role crafting a strategy for the national party to regain its footing with voters.
Conrad, who was seeking one of the party’s three vice chair positions, had the endorsement of Ken Martin, who was elected DNC chair earlier in the day. But she finished fifth in the third and final round of balloting, and sixth overall among nearly two dozen candidates.
In campaigning for the post, Conrad said the formula that brought Democrats success in Washington last year — a sweep of nine statewide executive posts, gains in the Legislature and defeat of three conservative-backed ballot measures — is one the party could use to win back control of Congress and the White House.
“We can’t just resist. We have to lead,” she said in a speech to delegates Saturday afternoon. She added that Democrats must “expose all the Republicans’ broken promises” while providing a clear policy alternative that shows voters “we’re on your side.”
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