Bill Richardson Targets Hispanic Vote

“Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson started a Hispanic outreach program Thursday to try to raise his profile with a voting bloc critical to his campaign. “Because my name is Richardson, many Latinos don’t know I’m Latino,” the New Mexico governor told reporters in Spanish after a news conference announcing the effort.

He sometimes jokes about adopting his mother’s maiden name: Lopez. But Richardson, who would be the first Hispanic president, is open about the truth behind the humor. As an underdog candidate who needs to run strongly in heavily Hispanic Nevada, he needs every Hispanic vote he can muster.”

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