Morning Edition: Governor Malloy Goes To Washington

In town for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association -- and to strengthen his ties to the Obama administration -- Gov. Dannel Malloy can't hold back his enthusiasm for the president. Upon leaving the White House Friday after a meeting with President Obama, a group of Democratic governors was asked by an Associated Press reporter if the president could win their state. She had directed her question at governors of key "purple" swing states that can make or break a White House run. But Malloy, whose state is among the most loyally Democratic "blue" states, quickly stepped forward to the microphone to answer the reporter's question. "Oh, no. Not you," the reporter said. But Malloy continued, undeterred.