Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's Rise in the Democratic Ranks

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Mayor Villaraigosa has been named chairman of the 2012 Democratic Convention. However, his appointment is not the Mayor's first on the national scene. Villaraigosa has already served as head of the National Conference of Mayors and he was just named one of the co-chairs of President Obama's re-election campaign. Many think he may be looking for a gig in Washington DC when his second term as mayor ends next year.

Ben Gottlieb spoke with Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a political campaign expert and professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy, about why Villaraigosa is a good fit for the DNC and where we can expect to see him in the next few years.