Richardson to end 2008 presidential bid

BILL RICHARDSON CAMPAIGN ARE NOW TELLING N-B-C NEWS THAT RICHARDSON 'WILL' DROP OUT OF THE RACE ...  More »

BILL RICHARDSON CAMPAIGN ARE NOW TELLING N-B-C NEWS THAT RICHARDSON 'WILL' DROP OUT OF THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT TOMORROW. EARLIER TONIGHT, WHEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FIRST REPORTED RICHARDSON QUITTING... HIS CAMPAIGN SAID THE A-P HAD IT ALL WRONG. SHELTON DODSON IS LIVE AT THE STATE CAPITOL WITH TONIGHT'S TOP STORY. WE'VE REACHED A POINT WHERE PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED IF GOVERNOR RICHARDSON DOESN'T CALL IT QUITS SOON. RICHARDSON'S CAMP HAS CIRCLED THE WAGONS HERE IN SANTA FE TONIGHT SAYING THE GOVERNOR WILL NOT COMMENT ON HIS FUTURE AT LEAST UNTIL TOMORROW. RICHARDSON BARELY MADE A BLIP IN IOWA BUT STILL WENT INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE TOUTING HOW HE MADE THE FINAL FOUR. BUT THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID HIS GOAL YESTERDAY WAS TO CRACK THE TOP THREE AND AGAIN HE FINISHED A DISTANT FOURTH. i do think if the governor had money to launch a wave of campaign ads in Nevada he would have...but he couldn't even launch tv ads in new hampshire in the final days.as the saying goes.. no dough, no go .. and that's the end of this presidential candidacy. RICHARDSON HAD VOWED TO TAKE HIS CAMPAIGN WEST... SO MOST THOUGHT HE WOULD HANG ON AT LEAST UNTIL JANUARY 19TH FOR THE NEVADA PRIMARY. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WON'T BE THE CASE... WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED AS SOON AS TOMORROW THAT RICHARDSON'S RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE HAS COME TO AN END. REPORTING LIVE AT THE CAPITOL, SHELTON DODSON, EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. 8 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER BILL RICHARDSON, OR ANYONE ELSE DROPS OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, THEIR NAMES WILL STILL BE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TAKING PLACE NEXT MONTH. THE DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE THE PAPERWORK FOR THE FEBRUARY 5TH CAUCUS -- WHICH IS VERY MUCH LIKE A PRIMARY -- ALREADY PASSED. RICHARDSON'S NAME WILL DEFINITELY BE ON THE BALLOT... SO WILL JOE BIDEN'S AND CHRISTOPHER DODD'S---- EVEN THOUGH THEY DROPPED OUT RIGHT AFTER IOWA.  « Less