Posted on 02/24/2007 2:13:45 PM PST by CedarDave
Keeping tabs on Gov. Bill Richardson as he seeks the Democratic nomination for president ...
GOING LIVE: Want to see how Gov. Bill Richardson stacks up during his first presidential candidate forum? If you've got cable TV, you're in luck: C-SPAN is planning to carry live coverage of next week's Democratic forum in Nevada. Richardson is among a field of eight Democratic hopefuls scheduled to take part in the Feb. 21 forum in Carson City. The forum will be moderated by George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC's "This Week" news show. The event starts at noon PST (1 p.m. New Mexico time). ...
GO WEST, BIG MAN, GO WEST: Richardson will likely soon have to pencil in a few more trips to California. The San Jose Mercury News this week reported that a measure to move up that state's 2008 presidential primary passed the California Senate and become law. California's primary has taken place in March in the past three presidential-election cycles. The measure would move it up to Feb. 5, 2008, making it much more politically important. "Some say an early primary gives the advantage to top-tier candidates with the biggest campaign war chests and highest name ID," the San Jose paper reported. "But others say that California could offer breakthrough opportunities to underdogs such as Democratic New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, with his Latino heritage . . ."
ARIZONA? ARIZONA?: Richardson is scheduled to campaign in New Hampshire on Friday and Saturday, and it appears he's got some work to do to let the masses know exactly who he is. The Web site for a string of New Hampshire and Maine newspapers botched its geography earlier this week when describing the guv. "Arizona Gov. Bill Richardson will be making his first campaign trip to New Hampshire," trumpeted seacoastonline.com.
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