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Arizona Gov. Napolitano to Endorse Obama
Friday, January 11, 2008
PHOENIX -- Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is endorsing Barack Obama for the
Democratic nomination for president, The Associated Press has learned.
Napolitano planned to make her intentions known during a conference call
Friday, according to an individual familiar with her plans who spoke on
condition of anonymity because she hadn't publicly discussed the decision.
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.
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. The
state holds its primary on Feb. 5.
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 Republican John McCain, though she has been mentioned as a possible
candidate for vice president or for a Cabinet post in a Democratic
administration.
Arizona Gov. Napolitano to Endorse Obama
Friday, January 11, 2008
PHOENIX -- Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is endorsing Barack Obama for the
Democratic nomination for president, The Associated Press has learned.
Napolitano planned to make her intentions known during a conference call
Friday, according to an individual familiar with her plans who spoke on
condition of anonymity because she hadn't publicly discussed the decision.
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.
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. The
state holds its primary on Feb. 5.
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 Republican John McCain, though she has been mentioned as a possible
candidate for vice president or for a Cabinet post in a Democratic
administration.
