Bill Richardson Tracker

Bill Richardson Drops Out of Race

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

Claremont Eagle Times Endorses McCain, Richardson

Republican John McCain and Democrat Bill Richardson have won the endorsement of The Eagle Times two days before the New Hampshire presidential primary ... More

Richardson Denies Sending Iowa Voters to Obama

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

Decision time nears for Richardson

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

Forget what polls say and vote for Richardson

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

Richardson has foreign policy flashback

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

Bill Richardson's creative spin

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

Gov. Bill Richardson's New England supporters stick by their man

WASHINGTON — Gov. Bill Richardson's New Hampshire supporters are hoping for a miracle comeback in Tuesday's primary, but they are not optimistic. MORE

Richardson Faces Uphill Battle in New Hampshire

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

A Richardson-Obama Deal? Some Caucus-Goers Thought So

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