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Gov. Jan Brewer? That's what some Democrats are getting anxious about, given Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano's endorsement last week of Barack Obama.

Napolitano and Obama both brushed off questions about whether the governor would have a place in an Obama administration, but that has not kept political insiders from pondering the possibilities of Napolitano ditching the state halfway through her second term.

If it happened, Secretary of State Jan Brewer, a Republican, would take the reins — ushering in a dramatically different governing philosophy, and, with the GOP in control of the Legislature, a strong Red State grip on Arizona.

It would also make Brewer the incumbent in the 2010 gubernatorial race.

Democrats seem to be split on this one. Some are convinced Napolitano would never leave Arizona in Brewer's hands. But others aren't so sure. After all, wouldn't it be a former prosecutor's dream to be U.S. attorney general?

Asked about the potential last week, Obama said: "I think that any wise Democratic president would see the potential of Gov. Napolitano to do all kinds of important things."

When it was her turn, Napolitano said: "I'm the governor of Arizona, and I intend to be the governor of Arizona."

But for how long?

Of course, this is all assuming the stars align so that Obama wins the Democratic nomination — and the presidency.

As the state's registered independents came to realize over the past few months, they cannot vote in Arizona's Feb. 5 presidential preference election.

But although most could have made a last-minute switch to one of the two major parties, there's one individual in the state who is constitutionally prohibited from casting a ballot on Feb. 5.

Steve Lynn, chairman of Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission, is required to maintain an independent affiliation from the Democratic and Republican parties.

If he had reregistered in one of the primaries, he would have been ineligible to remain on the commission.

"In a sense, it bothers me because I don't like to be disenfranchised," said Lynn, who said he would like to see the process opened up to independents like him.

"It's too important an office to not allow almost a third of the voting population to have a vote," he said, referring to the presidential race.

Lynn, who is serving a 10-year term through 2011, says even that if he could vote in the election, he's not sure whom he'd support.

Tim Bee's flirtation with running for Congress is set to end this morning with an announcement he is going up against former schoolmate Gabrielle Giffords.

Democrats seem pretty confident Giffords will stomp Bee, president of the state Senate — but they sure have been antsy for him to announce.

At a meeting of Democrats Tuesday night on the Northwest Side, Pima County Democratic Party Chairman Vince Rabago addressed Notebook directly, saying the party was awarding Bee with the "Lewis and Clark award" for taking so long to explore whether to run.

"We had a piece of cake here for him, but he wants to have his cake and eat it, too," Rabago said.

The Hillary Clinton campaign has set up shop in Tucson and is holding an open house today from noon to 2 p.m.

The office is in La Placita Village, 110 S. Church Ave., Building 4, Suite 4188.

Currently, the office is used by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

You can reach the office by calling 571-8884.