I'm not sure that we want Richardson too bloodied next year. He should lose, for sure, but not so badly that he couldn't run for president in '08.
Why? Well, we need somebody to do battle in the primaries against Hillary starting in 2007. I could be wrong but, a good set of primary campaigns could also hurt Hillary. I think Richardson knows first hand a lot of the shennanigans from the Clinton Administration, althought I'm not sure that he would use them against Hillary.
Nevertheless, Hillary can't be allowed to go through the primaries unscathed.
King Bill's chances of losing his re-election next year for governor are slim and none. He won by a large margin in 2002 and probably will have a larger margin next year. His PR campaign overwhelms whatever critical items appear in the press, though some reporters are giving him more critical looks then in the past.