Summary
When New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, he finally might have restored sanity to the Democratic presidential race. After almost a month of negative campaigning most often initiated by the Hillary Clinton camp, Richardson's endorsement was a direct reaction to the kind of politics that threatens to hurt his party's chances in the November election.
Clearly, for Richardson to endorse Obama indicates that something is very wrong on the campaign trail. His career was practically made by President Bill Clinton, who appointed him U.N. ambassador and eventually made him part of his Cabinet as secretary of energy. When Richardson dropped his own presidential bid in January, he was even mentioned as a possible vice-presidential candidate on Sen. Hillary Clinton's ticket.See the full content of this document
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Richardson's Pick a Call for Sanity
But after weeks of deliberating, as well as heavy lobbying from the Clintons, Richardson chose Obama, saying he would be "a great and...
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