Richardson courts Hispanics in Nevada, early-vote states

“Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, the first major Hispanic presidential candidate, hopes his performance in a recent televised Spanish-language debate will boost his standing among Democratic White House hopefuls.

Despite a distinguished résumé — he was an ambassador, secretary of the Department of Energy and a U.S. congressman — he is stuck in second-tier status.

Richardson, whose mother is Mexican, is courting Hispanics in Nevada and other early-vote states to help push him to the front of the field. But he downplays his ethnic roots as a selling point.”

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