By Steve Terrell | The New Mexican
February 22, 2007
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- He didn't seem to get as much applause as two of the frontrunners for the Democratic presidential nomination, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York and former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina. And he didn't get as many laughs as former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska.
But New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson got a good reaction from a union audience Wednesday at the first presidential candidate forum of the early starting 2008 election cycle.
Richardson, who is working to break out of the second tier of Democratic candidates, perhaps was under more pressure to connect with Nevada Democrats than the other candidates. As a governor of a nearby Western state, he has to make a strong showing in next January's Nevada caucus to be considered a serious contender.
"I've got to do well (in Nevada)," Richardson told a room full of reporters immediately after his appearance at the forum, which was shown live on cable television's C-SPAN network. When asked if that means he has to win the fast-growing state, which... [continued here]
But New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson got a good reaction from a union audience Wednesday at the first presidential candidate forum of the early starting 2008 election cycle.
Richardson, who is working to break out of the second tier of Democratic candidates, perhaps was under more pressure to connect with Nevada Democrats than the other candidates. As a governor of a nearby Western state, he has to make a strong showing in next January's Nevada caucus to be considered a serious contender.
"I've got to do well (in Nevada)," Richardson told a room full of reporters immediately after his appearance at the forum, which was shown live on cable television's C-SPAN network. When asked if that means he has to win the fast-growing state, which... [continued here]
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