Spokesman: Guv isn’t interested in being VP

Though a supporter is attempting to start a grassroots movement to make Bill Richardson the next vice president, a campaign spokesman says the governor doesn’t want the job.

“The continued support is flattering, but the governor is not interested,” Richardson for President spokesman Pahl Shipley said. “He has the best job in the world in a great state, and he’s looking forward to fully engaging in the upcoming legislative session.”

I reported earlier today that Ken Camp, a Democratic activist in Washington State, has started a blog and an online petition to push the eventual Democratic presidential nominee to make Richardson his or her running mate. Camp says the movement isn’t affiliated with or approved by the governor or his campaign.

Richardson and his staffers said often during the campaign that he wasn’t interested in being vice president and would finish out his term as governor if he lost the presidential race, but this is the first time such a statement has been made since Richardson quit the presidential race earlier today.