The Hill: Richardson bets chips on a Western strategy
The Hill's Alexander Bolton has a very interesting article in tomorrow's issue outlining Bill Richardson's strategy of focusing on the West to garner the Democratic nomination in 2008.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is pushing to increase the weight of Western states with fast-growing Hispanic populations in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, which would give him a major advantage over other candidates vying to be the alternative to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) three years from now.
As chairman of the Democratic Governors’ Association, Richardson is well-positioned to advocate for a recalibration of the primary calendar that would favor Western states. Richardson is expected to run strongly there because he hails from the West and because of his Hispanic heritage and fluent Spanish.
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Richardson has a strong ally on the Democrats’ Presidential Nomination and Scheduling Commission, Michael Stratton, who has announced a campaign to create an early eight-state Western primary in 2008 that would include Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Several of those have burgeoning Hispanic populations.
Perhaps the West will play a major role in choosing the next Democratic presidential candidate.
Jonathan Singer | June 14, 2005 | Comment on This Post (3 so far) |
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We ought to get Richardson up there as a contender in the very near future because that Son of a Jeb is in the wings waiting for his moment. Of course, all of this assumes that electiosn are related to the will of the people as opposed to the manipulation of the voting machines.
Posted by: Gregor | Jun 15, 2005 11:08:11 AM
Word is Richardson has a terrible womanizing problem. Enough of a problem to make him a poor choice as a candidate (not that that stopped Clinton, or others, but I hear Richardson's is particularly bad).
Posted by: Anne | Jun 21, 2005 9:07:02 AM
I've seen this unsubstantiated "womanizing" claim a couple of times but with nothing to back it up. Remember, the Kerry "intern problem" too? Is this just early GOP smear tactics? I like the guy and think he has the "Bubba" factor needed to win. That along with his heritage would seem to make him a frightening opponent for any Republican candidate. Maybe that's why this rumor is out there?
Posted by: Art | Aug 22, 2005 1:27:19 PM
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(and yes, we know that sometimes they're very, very wrong. Other times, they're right on.)
