Grassroots, Richardson-backing Web site goes AWOL

A grassroots Web site formed to help promote the presidential campaign of Gov. Bill Richardson is down because of technical problems.

America for Richardson, which has earned some national attention and been a visible promoter of Richardson, has gone offline at a bad time for the governor, just as the frontrunners for the Democratic Party’s nomination are beginning huge advertising pushes that will continue until the first contests in December or early January.

Other than Richardson’s official Web site, America for Richardson is the primary source of information about his campaign on the Internet. The site has already been down for several days.

“America for Richardson is offline due to technical difficulties with the site’s hosting company,” said Ken Camp, a Richardson supporter who helps run the site. “The bloggers at America for Richardson are working to get the site back online as quickly as possible.”