Comments on: Richardson Backs Obama as Iowa Fallback

By: Tano

Tano — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:10:24 +0000

Actually, one often chooses a VP from the opposing faction, as a unite-the-party move. If Obama wins, the expectation is that he would choose a white guy with inside the beltway cred, a Bayh, or Webb, probably not Richardson. But if Hillary wins, then Richardson might actually improve his chances of being selected by aligning with Obama now - he could be the minority candidate who is at least vaguely associated with the Obama side, and thus a unifying choice.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:25:50 +0000

Or that Richardson knows that he has burned his Clinton bridges by daring to compete against her.

I suspect that this is more the realization that if Clinton wins Iowa and New Hampshire, the rest of the primary season is history. Now how Richardson could come back if Obama wins those two is also a mystery.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:24:14 +0000

Of course, since most of us have figured all along that Richardson was running for vice president, this may reflect his judgment that Obama, not Clinton or Edwards, will emerge as the nominee.

It could also be a reverse racism thing, typical of liberals like the Al Sharpton/Jessie Jackson puppet, Obama. Being a Hispanic, Guillermo Richardson may feel more in common with B. Hussein than non-minority candidates.