The following are a few comments from Linnea Dyer, Richardson's Finance Director:
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I don’t know if you have seen, but the Gov has been in the press a lot the past few days – there’s been a lot of coverage on the North Korea stuff, and also about his recent comments about the war in Iraq. He said yesterday that he would leave no residual troops in Iraq, which Chris Bowers of MyDD terms, “a profound, substantive difference than what we have heard from, for example, Hillary Clinton, when she states that if she is President there will be a "remaining military as well as political mission" in Iraq. This is, in the final analysis, a difference between ending the war in Iraq, and simply decreasing the size of the war in Iraq.” The whole piece is good – here’s the link: http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/4/11/14755/6603
Here’s a few other recent pieces of note:
A video clip of the Today Show: http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=ea01a2dd-0b81-4188-ace0-c2d4f59dd2c8&f=00&fg=
NBC Nightly News - Gov. Bill Richardson helps broker agreement with North Korea: http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=e42bcb7d-a47c-45f3-831b-aa3b6e4f01f3&f=00&fg=copy
Nicholas Ricchardi in the LA Times: “In his spacious office in the Statehouse recently, Richardson described the mix of qualifications he could bring to the contest. "I've got the most foreign policy experience…. I'm from a region that's prime Democratic territory…. I'm Hispanic, but I don't wear it on my sleeve." And, he said, "I'm the only governor in the [Democratic] race. I've actually balanced budgets, created jobs." Four of the last five presidents were governors. Then Richardson, wearing a tie and cowboy boots, showed how being a state's chief executive provided credentials for the campaign trail: He began a freewheeling discussion with his aides of his priorities that were winding through the Legislature. They included several issues that could please Democratic primary voters: benefits for domestic partners, middle- and low-income tax cuts, and an increase in New Mexico's minimum wage.”
Sam Youngman in The Hill: “Presidential candidate and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), currently in the middle of a diplomatic mission to North Korea, is adding to his weighty foreign-policy credentials as his campaign presses on with the theme that he is the most qualified candidate in the field.”
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/richardson-boosts-foreign-policy-credentials-2007-04-10.html
Donna Brazile: “Richardson is far from a shoe-in, but there's a decent chance he could end up surprising a few donors who are so heavily invested in the so-called front runners. Just as you wouldn't walk out after the first inning of a baseball game figuring you knew the final score, it would be wise to keep an eye on Richardson. He is behind, but it's only the beginning.” (article attached)
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