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Richardson lays off staffers and shifts resources to stay competitive
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ABC News' Sarah Amos Reports: Gov. Bill Richardson is doing is best to stay relevant as the fourth candidate in the race for the democratic nomination for President, but it certainly isn't easy when his competitions' resources are ten times what he can spend. So in order to continue his tightly run campaign, Richardson has laid off campaign staffers as he continues his campaigning in New Hampshire.
Campaign spokesman Tom Reynolds would not confirm exactly how many staffers were laid off or where they were located, saying the campaign did not want to reveal any of their political strategy to the other campaigns. Reynolds did say that because they had an extremely large staff in Iowa when they were focused on the caucus, making cuts and moves to campaign staffers was bound to happen now that the focus of their campaign moves on to New Hampshire.
Richardson has always run a fiscally tight campaign, in fact campaign manager Dave Conatrino hasn't taken a salary for the duration of the campaign. Reynolds says they have the resources they need to stay competitive in New Hampshire and the future races.
Of course staying competitive doesn't necessarily mean they will be able to match their competition in ad buys or ground staff. AS Richardson campaigned across New Hampshire yesterday he told many of the crowds that one of the reasons for his fourth place finish in Iowa was the fact that he was "out-spent in Iowa 10 to 1."
January 5, 2008 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (9)
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hopefully tonight's debate will help show what a much more qualified, progressive and sincere choice Richardson is.
Posted by: RichardsonFan | Jan 5, 2008 4:27:51 PM
I'm very anxious to hear Richardson tonight, now that "nowhere, nothing"
Iowa is over. But I also wish Kuchinich
was getting his due in the debates.
Posted by: Rachel Resnikoff | Jan 5, 2008 5:30:40 PM
How long will it be before old Clinton
friend Richardson takes off the gloves and starts attacking Obama?
Why else would he stay in the race when he has no chance of winning the nomination? If he runs interference for
Hillary and it helps her, Richardson will be Hillary Clinton's choice for VP!
Another Clinton scam!
Posted by: reaganfan | Jan 5, 2008 5:53:27 PM
Reaganfan,
I must disagree with one premise of your argument. Despite people's assumptions, Richardson isn't really positioning himself for a Hillary VP selection. The best evidence for this is the campaign's instructions in Iowa to support Obama in precincts where he wasn't viable. That's not running interference for Iowa, unless Clinton's team are such political geniuses that they saw an upside to having their &#@ handed to them in Iowa.
Posted by: RichardsonMan | Jan 5, 2008 6:18:47 PM
Reaganfan,
I must disagree with one premise of your argument. Despite people's assumptions, Richardson isn't really positioning himself for a Hillary VP selection. The best evidence for this is the campaign's instructions in Iowa to support Obama in precincts where he wasn't viable. That's not running interference for Iowa, unless Clinton's team are such political geniuses that they saw an upside to having their &#@ handed to them in Iowa.
Posted by: RichardsonMan | Jan 5, 2008 6:32:05 PM
I really, really liked all that Bill Richardson had to say tonight. I had thought before that I was going to vote for a different person, however, after hearing his views and qualifications, I am going to vote for him. I like that he has made things happen in his state to build people up which makes them stronger. Rather than just doing nothing or being full of a lot of hot air.
Also, he answered the questions posed, especially what he felt he had said wrong and wished he could take back. I noticed that Hillary and Barrack just walked around the question, but didn't actually state something they had regretted saying. How tired I am of politicians being vague and distant. I liked Bill's honesty and that he could laugh at himself for making a mistake. He's human. I hope he wins and sets changes in motion that we need, that he has done on smaller levels.
Posted by: JackieG | Jan 5, 2008 11:49:09 PM
I have always believed in the sincerity and poise of Governor Richardson. He would make a fascinating president with his leadership skills and diplomatic
ties around the world.
Posted by: ishepherdu | Jan 6, 2008 12:13:18 AM
I thought Bill Richardson's talk tonight(balancing his state's budget, energy czar and successful international negotiator) really made him stand out vs. the other candidates. How petty it was to see Edwards support Obama to undermine Hillary. The personal attaxks really were unnecessary. All three of them really are mediocre vs. Bill Richardson. Hopefully America wakes up and sees we really have a special person here who has the character to guide us forward for the next 4 years.
Posted by: rob | Jan 6, 2008 3:11:57 AM
Richardson has experience, is a nice man, but he is way out of his league with the other threee...he needs to serve in an administration in 2009, but not as a VP....
Posted by: Eddie Dugay | Jan 6, 2008 12:13:44 PM
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