Gov. Bill Richardson is trying once again to set himself apart from the other Democratic presidential candidates on
In a new, 4.5-minute video released today on his Web site, Richardson highlights his plan to withdraw all troops, including residual troops, from Iraq, and explains how that differs from the plans of all other major Democratic candidates, who would leave residual forces in the war-torn nation.
The ad is highly critical of frontrunners Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards, and also chastises the mainstream media.
Ignoring that, and ignoring the fact that text that flashes across the screen during the video claims that Joe Biden wants to leave “20,0000” troops in Iraq (you read that right), the video effectively makes the case that Richardson’s Iraq plan is different and better than those of the other candidates.
But that “20,0000” bothers me. It’s just another example of sloppiness from the
(Not that I never have typos in my articles. Of course I do, and
At any rate…
The video comes as the end of the fundraising quarter approaches.
“Meeting – or beating – that goal will be pivotal in Bill Richardson’s race for the nomination,” Campaign Manager Dave Contarino wrote today in an e-mail to supporters.
All the candidates are making last-minute fundraising pushes this week, and Edwards also has a goal of raising $1 million. The former senator has raised more than $300,000 toward that goal, according to his Web site.
But back to the