As expected, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has ended his Presidential campaign:
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after poor finishes in the first two contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.
He praised all of his Democratic rivals but endorsed no one. He encouraged voters to “take a long and thoughtful look” at all of them.
Richardson said that although his support at the polls lagged the front-runners, many of his leading rivals had moved closer to his positions on such issues as the war in Iraq and educating young Americans at home.
On a less serious note, he estimated the long campaign had included 200 debates. He quickly amended that 24 but said “it felt like 200.”
Richardson, 60, announced his decision at the state Capitol, saying he was returning to “the best job in the world” as New Mexico’s governor.
With the New Mexico Legislature convening for its annual one-month regular session next Tuesday, he said with a grin to all those involved: “I’m back.”
Well, it’s too bad he’s out. It would’ve been good to apply that only-in-session-one-month-a-year thing to Congress.
