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THE PROGRESSIVE REVIEW - March 24, 2008
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Richardson Endorses Obama
By Patrick Healy
The New York Times
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, who sought to become
the nation's first Hispanic president this year, plans
to endorse Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic
nomination on Friday at a campaign event in Oregon,
according to an Obama adviser.
Mr. Richardson, a former congressman and energy secretary
in the Clinton administration, dropped out of the
Democratic race in January after finishing behind Mr. Obama
and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the first nominating
contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Since then, both Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton have aggressive-
ly courted Mr. Richardson for his endorsement. Mrs. Clinton
had also deployed her husband, and Mr. Richardson's former
boss, to seek the governor's political support; former
President Bill Clinton watched the Super Bowl in February
with Mr. Richardson, and both Clintons had spent time on
the phone trying to persuade him to back her candidacy.
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In a statement explaining his endorsement, which was
provided by the Obama campaign early Friday morning,
Mr. Richardson hailed Mr. Obama's judgment and ability
to be commander-in-chief - qualities that Mrs. Clinton
has called into question in recent weeks on the campaign
trail.
"I believe he is the kind of once-in-a-lifetime leader that
can bring our nation together and restore America's moral
leadership in the world," Mr. Richardson said in the state-
ment. "As a presidential candidate, I know full well Sen.
Obama's unique moral ability to inspire the American people
to confront our urgent challenges at home and abroad in a
spirit of bipartisanship and reconciliation."
Mr. Richardson based his candidacy in large part on his
strong opposition to the war in Iraq and on calls for an
immediate and total withdrawal of American troops from
Iraq. Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton both support a steady
but carefully paced withdrawal of troops; Mr. Obama,
however, was an early, consistent opponent of the war,
while Mrs. Clinton voted in 2002 to authorize military
action in Iraq and supported the war in its first years.
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As a governor, Mr. Richardson is a super-delegate who
would have a vote in the nominating contest if neither
Mr. Obama nor Mrs. Clinton ends the primary season in
June with a lead in the delegates amassed during the
2008 primaries and caucuses. Mr. Obama now has an overall
lead of 148.5 delegates, according to an analysis by the
New York Times; a candidate needs 2,024 to win the
Democratic nomination.
Moreover, as the nation's only Hispanic governor, Mr.
Richardson could become a champion for Mr. Obama among
Hispanic voters, who have been a key voting bloc for
Mrs. Clinton in the primaries thus far. And his endorse-
ment is also notable because he is a friend and admirer
of Mrs. Clinton, and was widely viewed as a possible
running mate for both her and for Mr. Obama.
Mr. Richardson served as ambassador to the United Nations
under Mr. Clinton, and has also worked as an official and
unofficial troubleshooter for the government on foreign
policy issues and crises, drawing on his extensive
contacts overseas such as with leaders of North Korea.
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"There is no doubt in my mind that Barack Obama has the
judgment and courage we need in a commander in chief when
our nation's security is on the line. He showed this
judgment by opposing the Iraq war from the start, and he
has show it during this campaign by standing up for a new
era in American leadership internationally," Mr. Richardson
said in his statement.
In a prepared statement, Mr. Obama said:
"Whether it's fighting to end the Iraq war or stop the
genocide in Darfur or prevent nuclear weapons from falling
into the hands of terrorists, Gov. Richardson has been a
powerful voice on issues of global security, peace and
justice, earning five Nobel Peace Prize nominations,"
Obama said in a statement.
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