Reply #22: She's a centrist, experienced Democrat from a Western state, and endorsed Obama.

[Alexander]

-Napolitano was appointed US attorney for Arizona by Bill Clinton - which would win over Clinton supporters.

-She investigated Michael Fortier's role in the Oklahoma City bombing - providing anti-terror credentials.

-She was attorney general from 1999-2003 and Governor from 2003-present - so she's got plenty of experience.

-Napolitano ran partially on education reform - one of Obama's big issues.

-AZ's budget went from $1 billion in the hole to $1 billion in the black - so she's fiscally responsible.

-She's a border state governor from the southwest - helpful with Latinos and on the immigration issue.

She and Feingold are his best possible choices, IMO. I edited this to say I'd take Biden because of his foreign policy experience, but unfortunately his tendency to shoot his mouth off plus the phony
"plagiarism" issue will hurt the ticket.