Richardson to Seek Democratic Nomination
Richardson to Seek Democratic Nomination
January 22, 2007
Dave Goldiner -- New York Daily News
NEW YORK - The growing field of Democrats seeking the presidency expanded again Sunday when Bill Richardson announced he wants to become the nation's first Hispanic president.
The New Mexico governor touted his experience as a Cabinet official and an ambassador - and his Latino heritage could prove a potent draw among America's fastest-growing ethnic group.
"I wouldn't run as a Hispanic candidate. I would run as an American proud to be Hispanic," Richardson, 59, said on ABC's "This Week."
A day after Sen. Hillary Clinton declared she is running, Richardson proclaimed that voters are more than ready for a female or minority-group president.
"The country is looking for somebody who, one, brings the country together - a unifier, a healer - and two, somebody who gets things done," he said. "Those two quests by Americans override any other concerns."
Richardson grew up in Mexico City. His mother was Mexican, and his father was an American international banker whose mother was from Spain.
Along with his Hispanic roots, Richardson boasts proven popularity in the Rocky Mountain West, a region that Democrats hope to transform into an electoral battleground.
A former U.N. ambassador and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton, Richardson stressed his experience both in and out of Washington.
He supports withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq quickly and vowed to work to bridge the bitter partisan divide in the U.S.
"What this country needs is bipartisanship and to bring back civility" in government, he said. "I've actually done what a lot of candidates give speeches on."
Richardson has hosted talks on North Korea's nuclear program and traveled to Sudan to press for an end to the bloodshed in Darfur.
But despite his long resume and common touch, Richardson is a virtual unknown among voters. He may struggle to gain a foothold in a fast-expanding race featuring heavyweights like Clinton, D-N.Y., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards of North Carolina.
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=53589
January 22, 2007
Dave Goldiner -- New York Daily News
NEW YORK - The growing field of Democrats seeking the presidency expanded again Sunday when Bill Richardson announced he wants to become the nation's first Hispanic president.
The New Mexico governor touted his experience as a Cabinet official and an ambassador - and his Latino heritage could prove a potent draw among America's fastest-growing ethnic group.
"I wouldn't run as a Hispanic candidate. I would run as an American proud to be Hispanic," Richardson, 59, said on ABC's "This Week."
A day after Sen. Hillary Clinton declared she is running, Richardson proclaimed that voters are more than ready for a female or minority-group president.
"The country is looking for somebody who, one, brings the country together - a unifier, a healer - and two, somebody who gets things done," he said. "Those two quests by Americans override any other concerns."
Richardson grew up in Mexico City. His mother was Mexican, and his father was an American international banker whose mother was from Spain.
Along with his Hispanic roots, Richardson boasts proven popularity in the Rocky Mountain West, a region that Democrats hope to transform into an electoral battleground.
A former U.N. ambassador and energy secretary under President Bill Clinton, Richardson stressed his experience both in and out of Washington.
He supports withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq quickly and vowed to work to bridge the bitter partisan divide in the U.S.
"What this country needs is bipartisanship and to bring back civility" in government, he said. "I've actually done what a lot of candidates give speeches on."
Richardson has hosted talks on North Korea's nuclear program and traveled to Sudan to press for an end to the bloodshed in Darfur.
But despite his long resume and common touch, Richardson is a virtual unknown among voters. He may struggle to gain a foothold in a fast-expanding race featuring heavyweights like Clinton, D-N.Y., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards of North Carolina.
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=53589
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