Ruben Navarette: A hill of (magic) beans - Richardson y the Clintons

Now that Richardson has endorsed Barack Obama and personally informed Hillary of his decision in a phone call last week that Richardson described to reporters as “cordial but a little heated,” angry Clinton supporters can’t decide whether to cast the endorsement as insignificant or blast it as a stab in the back.

Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist, Mark Penn, opted for the first choice when he suggested that the time when a Richardson endorsement “could have been effective has long since passed.”

Translation: Now that most of the states with heavy Hispanic populations have already held primaries, who cares which candidate Richardson prefers?”*

*From: http://www.mysanantonio.com
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