{"id":1942,"date":"2007-07-06T11:38:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-06T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/07\/edwards-shakes-up-staff-richardson-presses-forward\/"},"modified":"2007-07-06T11:38:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-06T17:38:00","slug":"edwards-shakes-up-staff-richardson-presses-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/07\/edwards-shakes-up-staff-richardson-presses-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwards shakes up staff; Richardson presses forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Following a fundraising quarter in which he let Bill Richardson<\/a> gain some significant ground on him in the presidential race, John Edwards<\/a> is making some major changes to his campaign. <\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Richardson<\/st1:city> spent the last three days campaigning in New Hampshire<\/st1:state>, including a stop in a town no presidential candidate has ever visited \u2013 a rarity in the Granite<\/st1:placename> State<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place> that earned him some national press.<\/p>\n

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Edwards, who is in third place in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, raised about $9 million in the second quarter of 2007, while the fourth-place Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> raised about $7 million. Though Edwards is ahead in polls in most other states, the two are essentially tied in New Hampshire<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>.<\/p>\n

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Now, according to the Associated Press<\/a>, Edwards plans to add two prominent Democrats as senior advisers and take some responsibilities away from Campaign Manager David Bonior.<\/p>\n

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The two Democrats, leaders of a labor-backed anti-Wal-Mart group, could join the campaign as early as next week, the news service reported, with one running day-to-day campaign operations and the other serving as communications director.<\/p>\n

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Bonior would keep his title but become more of a public spokesman who would travel with Edwards.<\/p>\n

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The changes could help Edwards among union supporters, which will be critical in states like Nevada<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>.<\/p>\n

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Richardson<\/st1:city>, meanwhile, appears focused on overtaking Edwards in New Hampshire<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>.<\/p>\n

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The governor visited Marlow, N.H.<\/a>, on Thursday. According to the Associated Press<\/a>, President William Howard Taft<\/a> planned to pass through the town in 1912, but took a wrong turn and never arrived. That was the closest the community, with a population of 800, came to seeing a president or presidential candidate until Thursday, when Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> met with 100 people there.<\/p>\n

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It was, in part, a publicity stunt, but I\u2019m sure it also meant a lot to those 100 people. And while most of the top presidential candidates spent the Fourth of July in Iowa<\/st1:state>, Richardson<\/st1:city> was the only Democratic candidate at a prominent parade in New Hampshire<\/st1:state><\/st1:place>, according to the Boston Globe<\/a> \u2013 another smart move that earned him some publicity.<\/p>\n

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The next polls in New Hampshire<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> will be interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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