C'mon, Bill: Do the right thing for America! Endorse Barack tomorrow!

Bill's a good guy. I'm sure he'll endorse Barack :)

Well the rumor in Iowa was that he leans Obama...actually I believe someone in his campaign said that they assumed his supporters would naturally flow to Obama. I don't know, who knows, hopefully he'll support Obama, but we'll see. None of the others have supported anyone, minus Kucinich kinda, so we'll see.

Well, Hillary blew her chance for an endorsement by accusing Richardson of colluding with Barack in Iowa - he was incredibly bitter about that. Frankly, I doubt his endorsement matters much, given that few voters seemed to respond to him. But we saw in Iowa what happens when he's removed from the equation - his supporters naturally gravitate to Obama and Edwards, even in the absence of instructions.

I will be sad to see him go if he does. I don't agree with him that much on a lot of things but his voice was welcome.

Well, he did get enough support in NH to swing the vote if it went to Obama, so really, even if Obama and Edwards split that vote 50/50 it would be a boost.

That is of course assuming he is actually giving up. I'll just say, WHEN he gives up, because it is only a matter of time, I honestly don't even know why he is still here, ditto for Edwards

If anything i would have thought he would stay in until at least after the nevada race do to the location of his home state. It don't make since to me really.

ok...apparently the AP was right and Keith was wrong. (i guess even he cant be right all the time)

Richardson is dropping out.

Some people come out of a losing presidential campaign with increased stature. Chris Dodd did this year, and perhaps Joe Biden as well.
Bill Richardson, on the other hand, . . .
Richardson entered this race with the most impressive resume (Congress, Secretary of Energy, UN Ambassador), as the first Hispanic with a shot at a major party nomination, and as the only governor in the race for his party, four of whose last five non-incumbents came to the Presidency after serving as governor.
And he bombed. From his comment that his ideal of a Supreme Court Justice was Whizzer White to his comment at his final debate that he'd been involved in hostage negotiations that were more civil, Bill Richardson's campaign will always stand as testimony to the fact that one can have a glittering resume, executive experience, obvious intelligence, and a minority heritage, and still be completely clueless about appealing to the national Democratic party. Future campaign consultants should ask themselves "What would Bill Richardson do?" and then do the opposite.

You all are farging insane. It is the other party that craves dwindling choices. I recognize that the big part of the names posting for shrinking the primary pool and the diversity of ideas come from two camps . . .

Biden, Dodd and Richardson represented the middle ground of the party.

Biden lent something to the conversation. I did not agree with him on everything and found his relationship to certain industres put me off but his voice lended crediblity to the race.

I agree even less with Richardson and yet I hate the idea that he may step out of the race.

Why is it the supporters the candidates who represent the rightwing of the Democratic Party who want to limit choices?

Gravel, Kucinich and Edwards represent the platform of the Democratic Party. I can understand why the Obamaites and the Clintonians want them gone.

Grow up. Stop acting like Republicans.

Obama is the one who should drop out and endorse Edwards. He's the one who performed below expectations in New Hampshire. Edwards is still going strong and is the most likely to beat Hillary. If Obama truly wants change, he needs to get behind John.

Seriously, Tom?

Do you know how utterly stupid you sound?

Richard L. Adloff:

Did Edwards finally divest himself of his Fortress Investment stock after it came out that they were foreclosing on flooded out, poor New Orleans homeowners?
Just wondering. I couldn't believe he was still holding onto it after that messy information about his relationship with them first came out about a year ago, could you?

And how are The John Edwards Democratic Party Platform Poverty Centers doing? Has he started up any more new po-folks storefronts lately?

John Edwards, the do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do populist. Richard, do you think his new cheaper haircut makes him look more like or less like a populist?

Kucinich Gravel and Edwards represent SOMETHING. Obama and Clinton don't represent anything.

Iraq? uhh, we'll see, Impeachment [...crickets] Health care plans that the insurance companies love. Keep NAFTA. CEO pay, NAU, defense budget, keep'em all. You people need to wake up to what elections are about. It ain't horseracing.

Edwards at least recognizes there's a class war going on. Obama and Clinton are oblivious.

I would bet against Richardson endorsing either Clinton or Obama. He's probably on both people's list of future VP/Cabinet people--so why spoil that now?

As for the rumor that Richardson tossed votes Obama's way in Iowa (the "viability" thing)--as George Stephanopoulos said Clintonites were accusing--a) I haven't heard it confirmed; b) all should be forgiven now that the HRC Colossus has righted itself once again now that the initial Obama-tsunami has receded; c) all's fair in love, war, and politics, and it was in Bill's tactical interest for HRC not to end it all in Iowa (as many were suggesting).

Oh my. I'm an Obama supporter and while we'd love to have Richardson's endorsement, I'd be VERY surprised if he doesn't endorse Hillary. Bill Clinton will eat him for breakfast if he doesn't!

Ol' Bill R. ain't even gonna be veep. Hillary-Vilsack! Hillary-Bayh! Feel the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz .... and Welcome to the McCain Administration! Thanks again, NH women!

Listening to Obama's supporters in these forums, I can't help but wonder where their sense of "entitlement" comes from. The story out NH was that previously Edwards-leaning supporters actually ended up supporting Hillary...But they feel that Edwards is in the way of the "coronation" and should get out. Beware what you wish for! Ad, why should Obama's supporters automatically assume that Richardson's supporters would go for him? Simple: The same sense of entitlement that stung them in NH, but does anyone have a link, some data to support the view?...

It would seem to me that Richardson dropping out helps Hillary/a> in NV with the Latino vote, but that is just me...The Obama supporters feel that he is "entitled", Richardson, Edwards, et al be damned. How dare they get in the way of the anointed one...the "messiah"...???

DCS-

Interesting that someone uses the "entitlement" argument against Obama supporters. As I recall from both victory speeches I have heard so far, only Sen. Clinton has said that "New Hampshire spoke for me."

Obama, instead, declared Iowa as a victory for Iowans.

Stop attacking fellow democrats. Debate the issues, instead.

Personally, I believe anyone else out there will shift to Obama, before shifting to Clinton. Of course, I have a biased perspective. As do you.

Save the "entitlement" arguments for the Baby Boomers. This is the same meme that has been passed around on my generation by Baby Boomers for the last 10 years, and I am sick of it.

Well, there goes the leading "experience" candidate. Now we are left with all novices. We are DOOMED, DOOMED, I tell you. To quote a famous poster.

Richard L. Adloff:

I'm surprised that someone as aware as you think you are never picked up that I'm a Clinton, not an Obama supporter (Although Obama's my second choice and Edwards is firmly in the hold-my-nose-and-vote-for-the-smarmy-hypocrite-anyway-because-he's-a-Democrat category.

You missed a chance to use some of your "funniest" material. Do you know that Obama and Clinton are JUST LIKE REPUBLICANS?

Oh, hahahaha. My sides are splitting.

Well he will be missed a Statesman and a Gentleman...hopefully we see him in the future. Senator Obama and former Senator Edwards should be glad at his leaving, during the debates now it will be less obvious when they are acting like rude peevish bratty arses in comparison and he was the funny one.

Interesting that someone uses the "entitlement" argument against Obama supporters. As I recall from both victory speeches I have heard so far, only Sen. Clinton has said that "New Hampshire spoke for me."

Obama, instead, declared Iowa as a victory for Iowans.

quoting the candidate does not disprove the charge against the candidate's supporters.

the charge wasn't that obama has a sense of entitlement but the obama's supporters have developed a sense of entitlement. i don't necessarily agree with that contention but anyone can certainly see where the charge is coming from.