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Election 2008: Bill Richardson

// October 26th, 2007 // Newsy Goodness

I got the chance to see Bill Richardson at a local Plymouth, NH resident’s home on September 2nd, 2007. He spoke for about a half hour, then took questions from the group for about an hour. The crowd was small, maybe 30 people in attendance.

I had previously seen Governor Richardson’s Daily Show appearance and thought he seemed quite strong on foreign policy. In person this impression held true. He spoke of various nations, leaders, and factions within Iraq with familiarity and comfort that could only come from a long time involved with foreign affairs and thinking about these topics. The classic example being his successful direct negotiation with Saddam Husein on behalf of President Clinton for the release of a group of american hostages.

Overall, on each topic he seemed to have a plan of how to make America better. When asked questions he had answers, though not all were entirely polished. This lack of polish did leave me with some concern. It was clear to me why major news outlets would glom on to the slick polish of Clinton or Obama and leave Richardson struggling for third. He occasionally stumbled and would not play as nicely in quick TV segments.

My only real concern with the Richardson campaign is whether this is a truly electable person. Could he withstand a national election up against the Republican campaign machine? Against someone slick like Romney? Maybe… but I’m doubtful.

Overall, I would happily endorse this candidate and without a doubt America would be better with Richardson as a leader. However, I’m not convinced that in the long haul he is an electable candidate.

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