Between Worlds: President Richardson or Latino President Richardson?

“Editors Note: As Democratic candidates prepare for a televised debate on the largest Spanish language network, Bill Richardson — the only Latino in the race — has to walk a thin line to have any hope of getting elected.

There was a touchy moment for Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson in June 2007 when the Spanish-language TV network Univision announced that it would hold its Democratic candidate debate in September 2007. A testy Richardson threatened to withdraw from the debate unless he could give a presentation in Spanish rather than speak through an interpreter. He got his way. The same week Richardson with much fanfare announced the names of key Latino backers nationally.”

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