MERRIMACK, N.H. -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his campaign for the presidency Wednesday after twin fourth-place finishes that showed his impressive credentials could not compete with his rivals' star power.
Richardson planned to announce the decision Thursday, according to two people close to the governor with knowledge of the decision. They spoke on a condition of anonymity in advance of the governor's announcement. MORE
Republican John McCain and Democrat Bill Richardson have won the endorsement of The Eagle Times two days before the New Hampshire presidential primary ... More
In a CNN interview Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson denied reports that his Iowa supporters were told to support rival Barack Obama if the New Mexico governor fared poorly in the first round of caucus voting ... More
Making it to the Final Four is a terrific
accomplishment for an NCAA basketball team, but not so much for a
presidential candidate. Gov. Bill Richardson put the best spin
possible on his poor performance Thursday in the Iowa caucus, claiming
"We made it to the final four." While that may sound good, it ignores
the fact that the top three — Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John
Edwards — collected all of the committed delegates and nearly all of
the votes. Richardson tallied just 2 percent, according to The
Associated Press, while Sen. Joe Biden amassed 1 percent. MORE
I have always believed it is a mixed blessing to have first-in-the-nation status. The campaign wears on all of us in this state. We are all so tired of hearing the ads. MORE
Bill Richardson has made his extensive diplomacy experience a central theme of his campaign – but at Saturday night’s Democratic debate in New Hampshire, the former U.N. ambassador seemed to have a foreign policy flashback, promising to make “negotiations with the Soviet Union” one of his first priorities as president. MORE
We have to give Bill Richardson credit for trying to make the best of a bad situation -- and attempting to expand the political vocabulary.
The traditional saying is that there are "three tickets out of Iowa" -- meaning that a presidential candidate who does not finish first, second or third in Iowa's caucuses might as well mail it in. Richardson ran fourth in Thursday night's Democratic contest ... and insisted that being part of the "Final Four" was good enough. MORE
WASHINGTON — Gov. Bill Richardson's New Hampshire supporters are hoping for a miracle comeback in Tuesday's primary, but they are not optimistic. MORE
DES MOINES, Iowa -- He won only 2 percent of Iowa delegates in Thursday's caucuses, but Gov. Bill Richardson tried to rally supporters gathered at the Quality Inn with what sounded like a victory speech. MORE
DES MOINES – There were many factors contributing to Barack Obama’s decisive victory in Iowa Thursday night –- his efforts to reach out to first-time caucus voters, record turnout, and a willingness by voters to take a chance on a candidate who seemed improbable not long ago -– but was an agreement with the Bill Richardson campaign one of them? MORE
