Richardson’s operation expands in Edwards’s vacuum (Nevada)

[Adelante]

By Sam Youngman
August 16, 2007

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s (D) presidential campaign announced that it is expanding its Nevada campaign operation the same day reports came out that former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) is moving some of his staff from there to other early-voting states.

Edwards’s move prompted a warning from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that candidates who ignore the Western state’s caucus “do so at their own peril.”

Perhaps sensing an opening, Richardson’s campaign then announced it was adding staff to the state, one the governor’s staff has called critical to its campaign strategy.

“Senator Reid is right, the road to the White House runs through Nevada,” Richardson said in a statement. “Though other campaigns may waver, I remain committed to campaigning in Nevada.”

Richardson added: “To ignore Nevada is to ignore its diversity, its strength, and the tremendous value of the West to our party and to our country.”

http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/richardsons-nevada-operation-expands-in-edwardss-vacuum-2007-08-16.html

[Rydz777]

1. Bill Richardson is my first choice for Vice President. I know he

has not fared very well in the debates, sometimes flatfooting his answers. But he has a proven record of effectively running things, and in his rumpled way, his failure to deliver sleek and packaged soundbites is a welcomed contrast to the usual political performance.

[Adelante]

2. I like him

It seems when he's out there on the trail he's getting through to people, too. So he's not the debate king, and his foot gets in his mouth, so what? It's kind of different and fresh in a candidate to be imperfect and human, yet so qualified for the job.

[bigdarryl]

3. He ain't taking no fucking Vice President over being a Governor are you serious

Governors don't run for Vice President. how the fuck can he take a back seat to Hillary Obama or Edwards he's got more experience than all three put together.