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  • More "Judas"


    In yesterday’s Washington Post , Bill Richardson offered his best retort yet to James Carville’s comparison of Richardson to “Judas”: Carville and others say that I owe President Clinton's wife my endorsement because he gave me two jobs. Would someone Read More...
  • Bill Richardson's Expert Timing


    Remember how during the Democratic debates, Bill Richardson was always the can’t-we-all-just-get-along candidate? Whenever things got too heated, that's when Richardson would start intoning (to the point of irritation) about ending divisions, bringing Read More...
  • Q: Why Did Richardson Cross the Road?


    A: To get superdelegates to the other side. Two months and dozens of primaries after dropping out of the race, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson finally went public with his undying love for Barack Obama. He’ll be in Oregon with Obama today to officially Read More...
  • The Bill Richardson Bump


    The oddly fickle (and spookily accurate ) political-futures markets have made some bizarre predictions . Anyone betting against Ron Paul or Al Gore to become president stood to make a lot of money. There was also a big Giuliani-for-VP upswing last week, Read More...
  • Courting Bill Richardson


    As the Hispanic-heavy votes in Florida, California, Arizona, and New Mexico approach, Bill Richardson is suddenly the most popular guy around. Apparently he’s been fielding calls from the two leading candidates and their surrogates. Richardson describes Read More...
  • Richardson's Iraq Policy Explained


    Finally, a glimpse into Bill Richardson's mind. From an email Richardson wrote to his supporters announcing his withdrawal today: It was my hope that all of you would first hear this news from me and not a news organization. But unfortunately, as with Read More...
  • Well Yes, That's One Way of Putting It


    Bill Richardson, who got two percent of the delegates in Iowa, just sent out this laughable spin: "We made it to the final four," Richardson said. "My staff and volunteers worked their hearts out to get us here. Now we are going to take the fight to New Read More...
  • What Not to Say About Pakistan


    If there's a lesson to be learned from international crises and the campaign trail, it's that candidates should do their homework before speaking. Mike Huckabee got burned earlier this month when it became clear he didn't know about a new National Intelligence Read More...
  • Kingmakers: Bill Richardson


    Because the Democratic Iowa caucuses are as outdated as Alan Keyes, they're governed by rules that don't jive with the rest of American democracy. Most offensive is the stipulation that voters can support a second choice candidate if their first choice Read More...
  • Talking the Talk


    Using data from the indispensable New York Times ’ debate analyzer , I crunched some word-per-second numbers from last night’s debate. Dodd talks faster than Biden and Richardson speaks the slowest of all. Clinton and Obama’s cadences, meanwhile, are Read More...
  • Why I Hate Lightning Rounds


    Is it just me, or does the “lightning round” represent everything that’s wrong with American political discourse? I understand that candidates can get wheezy and it's necessary to set limits. But the idea that you can even begin to give a satisfying answer Read More...
  • Space Race


    Bill Richardson's a believer. So is Dennis Kucinich. Even Rudy Giuliani is willing to admit that extraterrestrials might be out there. The 2008 presidential race is starting to look like an Alf convention. Last week, Kucinich's alien beliefs were outed Read More...
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