lily
01-10-2008, 01:43 AM
Damn........well I hope somebody is smart enough to snatch him up as VP (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/09/richardson.out/index.html?eref=rss_topstories)
New Mexico Gov. Richardson will drop out of '08 race, sources say
(CNN) -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will quit the race for the
Democratic presidential nomination after fourth-place showings in the
campaign's first contests, sources said Wednesday.
A party strategist says "The numbers are the reason" for Richardson's
departure -- a lack of votes and money.
Richardson, who served as United Nations ambassador and energy secretary in
the Clinton administration, drew 5 percent of the vote in Tuesday's New
Hampshire primary.
He received 2 percent in last week's Iowa caucuses, far behind leading
Democratic senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards.
"The numbers are the reason -- not enough votes and not enough money," a
Democratic strategist involved in the campaign told CNN.
However, "He enjoyed it and believes he made a contribution," the strategist
said.
His campaign had no comment on the sources' accounts, but the party
strategist said a public announcement was planned Thursday in New Mexico.
As of September, Richardson had raised about $19 million during his White
House bid and had spent about $13 million of that, according to Federal
Election Commission records.
A year-end report is due at the end of January.
New Mexico Gov. Richardson will drop out of '08 race, sources say
(CNN) -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will quit the race for the
Democratic presidential nomination after fourth-place showings in the
campaign's first contests, sources said Wednesday.
A party strategist says "The numbers are the reason" for Richardson's
departure -- a lack of votes and money.
Richardson, who served as United Nations ambassador and energy secretary in
the Clinton administration, drew 5 percent of the vote in Tuesday's New
Hampshire primary.
He received 2 percent in last week's Iowa caucuses, far behind leading
Democratic senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards.
"The numbers are the reason -- not enough votes and not enough money," a
Democratic strategist involved in the campaign told CNN.
However, "He enjoyed it and believes he made a contribution," the strategist
said.
His campaign had no comment on the sources' accounts, but the party
strategist said a public announcement was planned Thursday in New Mexico.
As of September, Richardson had raised about $19 million during his White
House bid and had spent about $13 million of that, according to Federal
Election Commission records.
A year-end report is due at the end of January.