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To: TARADO96 who wrote (5867)	1/11/2008 11:18:42 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

Napolitano endorsing Obama tucsoncitizen.com BY PAUL DAVENPORT The Associated Press 01/11/08 Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano plans to endorse Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president, The Associated Press has learned. Napolitano's intention to endorse Obama during a conference call Friday was confirmed by a person who spoke on condition of anonymity because Napolitano hadn't yet publicly declared her intentions. "It's happening," the person said. The endorsement is a major gain for Obama in his race against chief rival Hillary Rodham Clinton. One of several female governors, Napolitano is in her second term. The Obama campaign scheduled a 2:30 p.m. EST conference call to announce a "major national endorsement." Napolitano is the most prominent Democrat in Arizona and her endorsement could be significant in a state now regarded as winnable by a Democratic presidential candidate after decades as a near-lock for Republicans. While Sen. John McCain enjoys favorite-son status in Arizona on the Republican side, the state is regarded as wide open for Democratic candidates in the Feb. 5 primary. No recent public polls have been conducted on the Democratic presidential race in Arizona, but polls conducted in October and November showed Hillary Clinton leading Obama. Napolitano said Wednesday she planned to endorse a candidate before the primary. She had said in November she wasn't endorsing a candidate but would back the party's nominee. In 2004, Napolitano endorsed then-Democratic front-runner John Kerry on March 1, long after Kerry easily beat Wesley Clark and Gov. Howard Dean in Arizona's Feb. 3 Democratic primary. Napolitano set the Feb. 5 date for Arizona's 2008 presidential primary date back on Aug. 21, invoking her unilateral authority under state law to sign a proclamation to move up the primary from Feb. 26. She said at the time that she chose Feb. 5 because it provided the earliest date for Arizona to have its primary without breaking national political party rules. Napolitano also said moving up the state's primary would mean candidates are more likely to take heed of the state's concerns on immigration, water, growth and other issues. Napolitano, 50, was elected governor in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. She previously was U.S. attorney for Arizona during most of the Clinton administration and then served a four-year term as the elected attorney general. She is regarded as a possible candidate in 2010 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by McCain, though she has been mentioned as a possible candidate for vice president or for a Cabinet post in a Democratic administration. However, if Napolitano were to leave her state office in midterm, Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer would become governor.