Bill Richardson rocks YouTube debate!

Check out this excerpt from the Boston Herald:

Richardson, Edwards look upwardly mobile
By Wayne Woodlief
Boston Herald Columnist

Wednesday, July 25, 2007


The governor, who wants to be the first Hispanic president, appeared strong, empathetic and decisive as he addressed issues from the Iraq war and genocide in Darfur to No Child Left Behind.

Answering a moving plea for help from a woman in a Darfur refugee camp, Richardson said he had visited it, seen the desperation and pain there. He asserted passionately, “The answer here is caring about Africa” - about AIDS and poverty and massacres. He said the U.S. must do much more to pressure other nations in Africa and beyond for a more effective U.N. presence in Darfur.

Richardson doesn’t mince words. Asked whether No Child Left Behind (though many have been, in a badly run, underfunded effort) should be revised or scrapped, he quickly replied, “Scrap it!” It was badly conceived, he said, especially in its insistence on penalties for underperforming schools. “If a school isn’t doing well, we should help it,” he said.

Bill Richardson's new "Stand Up!" ad

I love this ad. It's not flashy or pretentious. It's straightforward.

Richardson in top-tier in NH!

This from the USA Today blog:

NH top tier: New poll shows McCain, Edwards out, Thompson, Richardson in

Republican John McCain and Democrat John Edwards have fallen out of the "top tier" in a new poll of New Hampshire. Republican Fred Thompson and Democrat Bill Richardson, meanwhile, have moved up.

The poll by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center for CNN and WMUR-TV in Manchester shows the beleaguered McCain falling to fourth place with 12%. Mitt Romney was first with 33%, Rudy Giuliani was second with 18% and Fred Thompson -- still undeclared -- in third at 13%.

WMUR says Edwards' support is "sputtering." The new poll puts Hillary Clinton in the lead with 33% support and Barack Obama second at 25%. Richardson, the New Mexico governor, moved into third with 10%, while Edwards is fourth at 8%.

McCain won the New Hampshire primary in 2000 by 19 points. The new numbers come after a series of dramatic staff departures and news that his campaign is nearly broke. Pollster Andy Smith attributes McCain's problems in large part to his support for a controversial immigration bill.

The New York for Bill Richardson Blog is back!

I apologize for the lack of posts recently. There's been a lot of activity and I've been keeping up, but unfortunately the past month has made it difficult for me to keep the posts up.

A brief review of what has kept me busy:
- I moved from Manhattan to the Bronx
- Spent a few days in Las Vegas for a Bachelor Party
- Spent a few days in Upstate NY for much needed country air
- Started teaching a new grade for our summer session, 2nd Grade
- I've had no cable, phone, or internet access at home

Finally, though there's still some traveling left to do this summer, I'm back to providing information on the Bill Richardson for President campaign thanks to a Cable/Internet installation yesterday.

I'll start the week with the following quote.

Bill Richardson on holding talks with Syria and Iran:
"They're bad folks. But you don't have peace talks with your friends."

Put simply, smart.