Phil Bows Out

"Phil Talmadge has announced that he will not be seeking the position of state party chair later this month. Remaining candidates include Dwight Pelz, Laura Ruderman (who addressed the 45th District Democrats tonight), Mark Hintz (chair of the Snohomish County party), Bill Harrington, and others. More details to follow shortly."-from Northwest Progressive Institute. Washblog also has "Phil Talmadge not running for chair" with some speculation already in the comments that "Phil said that he was going to keep working at his law practice if he became Chair. And I think we can all agree that the Chair's job is not a part-time gig."