Lots of news on the Richardson campaign trail

The Albuquerque Journal ran the final installation in its five-part series on Gov. Bill Richardson’s career on Sunday. The final part was an in-depth look at his chances of being elected president, and honestly examined his strengths and weaknesses.

You can read Part 5 by clicking here. You can visit the series’ home page by clicking here. The Journal also ran a sidebar looking at First Lady Barbara Richardson that you can read by clicking here.

While we’re on the Richardson campaign trail, he spent the weekend in New Hampshire. He faced a lot of tough questions and told a lot of people he didn’t have answers. You can read about it by clicking here. You can also follow the account of a blogger who followed Richardson around the state by clicking here.

Late last week Chris Bowers, an analyst for the liberal news site MyDD, wrote a convincing article suggesting that Richardson is moving, albeit slowly, from the second-tier of 2008 hopefuls to the list of top contenders. You can check it out by clicking here.

Finally, Sandia Pueblo in Albuquerque is one of two tribes under consideration to host the “Prez on the Rez” forum on Aug. 23 – a presidential candidate forum that could draw all the major candidates to Richardson’s home state, the Associated Press reported.

It’s likely going to be the largest political event in the history of American Indians.

The other tribe being considered is the Morongo Band of Mission Indians near Palm Springs, Calif.