One of the most active volunteers on Gov. Bill Richardson’s now-defunct presidential campaign is already trying to start a movement to make him the next vice president of the
Ken Camp, a Democratic activist in
Camp said the effort is not affiliated with
“I have not been asked or paid by anyone to do this. This is an entirely grassroots effort,” Camp said. “As one of the primary bloggers for
Richardson has said in the past that he’s not interested in being vice president and would serve out his term as governor if he lost the presidential race, but he didn’t close the door on vice president or another job in Washington during today’s speech announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race.
“We, the people, believe that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson’s experience serving as a Congressman, Secretary of Energy, U.N. Ambassador, Governor, and unofficial U.S. envoy to bad guys make him a great choice for Vice-President on the 2008 Democratic ticket and we call on the Democratic nominee for President to make Bill Richardson his or her Vice-President,” the petition states.
Camp said the reasons for his effort to make
“Governor Richardson has unique foreign policy experience that none of the remaining Democrats has, and he’s the governor of a Western state and would balance any potential ticket,” Camp said. “With Bill Richardson on the ticket, any of the potential Democratic nominees would have a vice-presidential candidate who could help win the West and, thus, win the White House.”
Camp said he also believes that many people who didn’t support
“My hope is that the petition will reflect that support,” Camp said.