In a huge departure from her stance in 2004, Gov. Janet Napolitano is supposed to endorse presidential candidate Barack Obama later today, the Associated Press is reporting. Four years ago, Napolitano steadfastly avoided any presidential endorsement despite repeated knocking on her ninth-floor office door as various Democrats passed through the state. Napolitano finally threw her support behind Sen. John Kerry, after he won the Arizona primary and was the leading the pack to win the nomination (which he did).
Backing Obama must come as a shock to the Clinton campaign, as former President Bill Clinton launched Napolitano’s political career by naming her as the U.S. District Attorney for Arizona shortly after he went to the White House in 1993.
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