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

McCain, Clinton, Richardson get endorsements

CONCORD, N.H.—John McCain got a double boost this weekend in the New Hampshire primary, with two newspaper endorsements. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Richardson also picked up endorsements of their own in the Democratic race. MORE

Richardson Rallies The Troops In Des Moines

DES MOINES, IOWA - “The election of the next President of the United States should not be by the national media, it should be by Iowa,” an energetic Bill Richardson told a boisterous crowd of about 200 people in downtown Des Moines this afternoon.* He vowed to “shock the world” by winning the caucus and spoke of a recent poll that put him “within striking distance of the top three.” MORE

Richardson, Romney File for Texas Presidential Primary

The presidential campaigns of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ... More

Richardson makes low-key, up-close-and-personal stop

No comments posted Bill Richardson campaigns Tuesday at The Urban Grind coffee shop in Davenport ... More

Ad watch: Richardson takes aim at party's front-runners

Bill Richardson's the only major candidate with a plan, endorsed by military and diplomatic leaders, to remove all of our troops ... More

Richardson makes low-key, up-close-and-personal stop

Bill Richardson campaigns Tuesday at The Urban Grind coffee shop in Davenport ... More