Last week I reported that Gov. Bill Richardson’s re-election campaign has started a “
I called this a “flagrant” precursor to a presidential campaign.
The governor’s campaign wanted to respond. Here it is, unedited:
“Governor Richardson’s primary goal is electing Democrats here in
“Meanwhile, as a national leader and Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, Governor Richardson is often called upon to help candidates from across the country. Laws in certain states require his campaign to file campaign finance reports when he lends those Democrats his assistance. Since his days as Chief Deputy Whip in Congress and as Secretary of Energy, he has consistently supported members of his party both in
“In
“In addition to providing other candidates with polling, messaging and voter data, his campaign has opened offices in Las Cruces, Carlsbad, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Clovis and Albuquerque and fielded grassroots organizers throughout New Mexico. Those organizers are running an aggressive grassroots voter contact program that will provide hundreds of thousands of New Mexicans with information on voting options and will turn out Democratic voters across the state. Finally, with an approval rating of 65% and a strong record of moving
As I said last week,
That’s impressive, but I don’t think even those who dislike
Is that a compliment? It depends on whether you like politicians.