Richardson Out

[legion]

Too bad, he was the only Dem I'd have considered voting for.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_el_pr/richardson

[Moneyguy1]

Some think he is looking for the VP slot.

[legion]

As long as he feeds Hillary cyanide at the inauguration.

[mikester]

I appreciate the diversity in the field of democratic nominees. I just don't like any of them(Richardson was close though).

[legion]

Originally Posted by mikester

I appreciate the diversity in the field of democratic nominees. I just don't like any of them(Richardson was close though).

What diversity? Between the three remaining, there are no appreciable differences in policy.

[mikester]

People - not their policies. I think it is great that we are getting to the point where 'serious' minority candidates (read: not white men) can run for the office.

As I said - I don't want to vote for any of these characters. I can't really think of a single Democrat that I feel is a good choice much less the ones we have to choose from.

I'm voting for Kucinich.

[Roadrunner911]

excerpt from Tim Russert interview of Richardson in May 07:

MR. RUSSERT: But let’s go through the resume a little bit. First, there’s governor of New Mexico. As you well know, they rank states in a whole variety of categories from one being the best, 50th being the worst. This is New Mexico’s scorecard, and you are the governor. Percent of people living below the poverty line, you’re 48. Percent of children below, 48. Median family income, 47. People without health insurance, 49. Children without health insurance, 46. Teen high school dropouts, 47. Death rate due to firearms, 48. Violent crime rate, 46. You’re the very bottom of all those statistics of all 50 states, and you’re the governor for five years.

Bottomline from NM, he's done very little except run for president.

[cantdrv55]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Clinton camp offered him a deal to drop out.

[kach22i]

Some good articles on the topic:

Bill Richardson Leaves the Personality Contest
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080110/cm_thenation/45268927

Richardson was a decidely imperfect presidential contender. He was too good-humored, too self-deprecating, too interested in talking about the complexities of Darfur and Pakistan for a race that has developed an edge. His debate performances lacked the urgency that candidates who can taste the presidency or have more on-the-sleeve passions could muster even at the end of long campaign days. Richardson wanted to be president, but he didn't seem to need to be president in the way his opponents did.

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Richardson to end bid for White House
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/politics/bal-richardson0110,0,6794218.story

Richardson had one of the most wide-ranging resumes of any candidate ever to run for the presidency, bringing experience from his time in Congress, President Clinton's Cabinet, in the New Mexico Statehouse as well as his unique role as a freelance diplomat.

[lendaddy]

First Seacrest and now this...

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Roadrunner911

excerpt from Tim Russert interview of Richardson in May 07:

MR. RUSSERT: But let’s go through the resume a little bit. First, there’s governor of New Mexico. As you well know, they rank states in a whole variety of categories from one being the best, 50th being the worst. This is New Mexico’s scorecard, and you are the governor. Percent of people living below the poverty line, you’re 48. Percent of children below, 48. Median family income, 47. People without health insurance, 49. Children without health insurance, 46. Teen high school dropouts, 47. Death rate due to firearms, 48. Violent crime rate, 46. You’re the very bottom of all those statistics of all 50 states, and you’re the governor for five years.

Bottomline from NM, he's done very little except run for president.

For anyone still interested in the response Richardson gave click the link below. The quote below is what followed the Tim Russert question/statement.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18818527/page/3/

GOV. RICHARDSON: Well, Tim, let me just say that we’ve made enormous progress in all of those areas. Let me, let me talk to you about child poverty. I followed eight years of a Republican administration that did not invest in health care. What I have done as governor is I’ve insured every child under five. Secondly, I’ve gotten rid of junk food in schools. Through my wife Barbara’s efforts, we’ve increased immunization rates. We have expanded health care access to working families. As president, I would be a president for the middle class. I would deal with these poverty issues. What would I do as president? One, unionizing. That is critically important. Only 8 percent of our people are unionized. I think a union gives a family an opportunity for health care. I’d expand the child care tax credit. I would expand the earned income tax credit. I have cut taxes for the middle class in New Mexico. I have cut taxes for working moms. For working families I’ve cut taxes. We have significantly improved in the poverty area. I could give you similar statistics in health care and education, the...

MR. RUSSERT: But these rankings are troubling.

GOV. RICHARDSON: Well, we’re a poor state, Tim, but the fact is that we have been moving forward. And I was re-elected with 69 percent of the vote, 40 percent Republican. I have been given very strong rankings as a, as a governor. Governors deal with problems directly, Tim. This is why I believe historically this nation has elected governors. I balanced budgets five times. At the same time that I balance budgets, we’ve given tax cuts to every New Mexican. We’ve increased spending on education and health care to attack some of those problems that you’ve seen.

The status of being from a poor state like Arkansas (Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee) will always raise some questions. Questions which people seem to be willing to look past national ratings and looks towards records and progress made.

Richardson was the best man (or woman) for the job, too bad it's all about glam.

[Rearden]

"What would I do as president? One, unionizing."

Yuck.

[The Gaijin]

Hispanic guy with a WASP name in politics. Never got the minority status he deserved.

[dd74]

Originally Posted by legion

What diversity? Between the three remaining, there are no appreciable differences in policy.

Maybe that's because between the three, there's no appreciable policy? Oh, right: "change."