Media follows as Richardson walks in another’s shoes

Though the event was billed by his campaign as being closed to the media, a reporter with the Las Vegas Sun apparently got to accompany Gov. Bill Richardson on Thursday on his journey with the Walk a Day in My Shoes campaign.

So did a reporter for the Associated Press and another for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Photographers and at least one TV cameraman were also along.

Richardson spent a few hours with a single father who is a social worker in Las Vegas, both at his home and work.

The Sun article included an interesting observation. When the man’s son told Richardson he was in favor of keeping American troops in Iraq, Richardson quickly changed the subject by asking what other issues were important to him. Richardson has an aggressive withdrawal plan that includes leaving no residual troops in Iraq.

Anyway, the articles are interesting. Check them out when you get a chance.

If you watch the video below, put together by the Walk a Day in My Shoes campaign, you’ll hear Richardson say that most of his campaign appearances are “canned” and “not sincere,” but this one was real.