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Gov. Napolitano Doesn't Tip Hand
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ABC News' David Chalian Reports: With a female candidate, a western candidate, and a couple of governors in the 2008 race for the Democratic nomination, it would seem that Gov. Janet Napolitano, D-Ariz., doesn't have the easiest endorsement decision to make, and she apparently isn't nearly ready to tip her hand.
However, at an afternoon meeting with reporters, Gov. Napolitano, the current chair of the National Governors Association, did appear concerned that some lesser known candidates may not get a full hearing on the presidential stage due to the push by some big states (such as California, Florida, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, and others) to place their primaries near the beginning of the nomination calendar.
By front-loading the calendar with big states, "we prematurely close off the process to very qualified candidates because of measures like money that they can't meet early enough," Napolitano said clearly referring to candidates not named Clinton, Obama, or Edwards.
"Secondly, I think we run the risk of boring the American population and they just tune out the race," Napolitano added.
In 2004, Arizona joined a handful of states to conduct primaries or caucuses on the first Tuesday in February after Iowa and New Hampshire had completed their traditional first-in-the-nation roles. The state is poised to hold its contest in early February again in 2008 and Gov. Napolitano, who has the sole authority to set the date of the presidential primary in Arizona, is likely not eager to see big states competing for attention from the presidential contenders.
Napolitano is making the Washington, DC rounds as she prepares for the annual NGA winter meeting where she will formally unveil her year long "Innovation America" initiative aimed at integrating education and economic development efforts in the states to help create a 21st Century workforce. Gov. Napolitano is expected to address the Democratic National Committee's executive committee later today and meet with House Democrats at their retreat in Williamsburg, VA tomorrow.
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