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Granholm expected to endorse Clinton next week
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| News Date | Thursday, October 11, 2007 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In the wake of Democratic candidate defections from Michigan's Jan. 15 presidential primary, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said today she will endorse a candidate next week.
It's widely speculated that Granholm will back New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, but the governor and her aides would not confirm that.
"I'll be announcing on an endorsement next week," Granholm said following a news conference during which she urged Republican congressmen from Michigan to vote next week to override a presidential veto of a federal health insurance program for needy children.
Asked whether she would endorse Clinton, the governor said: "Suffice it to say I'm very disappointed in the candidates who have chosen to back out."
Clinton is the only major Democratic candidate who has opted to remain on the Democratic primary ballot here. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden said Tuesday they decided to withdraw to protect the Democratic National Committee schedule that maintains Iowa and New Hampshire as the early-bird states.
Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich also attempted to back out, but failed to file the proper paperwork, Secretary of State officials said.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel also will remain on the Democratic ballot. All nine Republican presidential hopefuls will be on the ballot.
Granholm added "I'm not ready to give up" on the early primary, because she still believes it helps draw attention to Michigan's economic plight.
On President Bush's veto of a bill to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program, Granholm said she and other legislative leaders and health care professionals are targeting four Republican congressmen to vote to override the veto when the matter comes up for a vote Oct. 18.
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