Sullivan: Dems will ‘spread the map’

New Hampshire Democratic National Committeewoman Kathy Sullivan said she thinks the party will attempt to "spread the map" in light of their recent electoral success in traditional Republican strongholds.

"I think the DNC will continue to try to build on the success of the 50 state strategy that Gov. (Howard) Dean instituted and which was absorbed into the Obama campaign," Sullivan wrote in an email to PolitickerNH.com.

Sullivan said she expects the Democrats will take their cues from President-elect Obama.

"Typically, the party of the President takes the lead from the President to help promote his agenda," Sullivan said. "President-elect Obama focused on spreading the map, so I think we'll see more of that."

Sullivan also said that she will be paying attention to whether or not the DNC will make changes to render the organization more open.

"It will be interesting to see if any rules changes are instituted to make the DNC less controlled by some of the old DNC establishment interests," she said.