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Bill Richardson has a new ad that highlights his extensive resume and does so in a humorous way.
There is a guy grilling him in the interview and then the guy says at the end...
For what we're looking for, you might be a little overqualified.The ad is pretty good. It is gets the point across that Bill Richardson is for real and you should be paying attention to him.
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I find it interesting that in two early ads he has mentioned negotiating with dictators (the first bio ad included a photo of him with Saddam Hussein). This is a gutsy move, in my opinion--he is gambling that people are ready for a president who is willing to negotiate, even with odious people.
I have never thought about it that way. Good point.
Bill Richardson is by the far the most qualified candidate from either party. Unfortnantly, he also doesn't have a snowball's chance of getting the nomination, which is a sad commentary on just how money has completly hijacked the primary process.
An Edwards/Richardson ticket might be interesting, though.
Ben, I disagree if you think that Richardson has no chance at the nomination. I agree that he is a longshot, but do you remember how far behind Kerry and Edwards were in the polls even as late as November 2003?
Here is one possible path to the nomination for Richardson:
Later this year one of the top tier candidates (either Clinton or Obama) implodes for some reason. Clinton is currently the favorite of corporate lobbyists, and both Clinton and Obama have plenty of support from Wall Street. If one of them faded, I could see lots of high-dollar donors flocking to Richardson.
Meanwhile, I hear quite a few undecided Iowa Democrats say they are considering Richardson. I think it is possible for him to finish second in Iowa (it's hard for me to see him matching Edwards in breadth of support here). But a second-place finish for him would be the kind of shocking result that would generate media coverage.
Nevada could be friendly territory for Richardson, and he could finish in the top two there.
Right now he's not doing much in polls in other states, but Edwards had 3 percent in a New Hampshire poll in early January 2004, then got nearly 15 percent soon after.
If Richardson truly breaks into the top tier, he will have plenty of money to compete. If he doesn't make any huge gaffes, and one or more of the front-runners stumble, he could pick up steam very quickly.
Remember that in December 2003, Dean was seen by many analysts to be the inevitable Democratic nominee. Things can change in a hurry.
I agree that Richardson has a great resume and has a chance to break into the top tier. However, if he doesn't improve his performance during the debates, he will be going nowhere.
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