How Richardson helps Obama

What happened
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, delivering a blow to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Richardson, one of the nation’s top Hispanic elected officials, held high-ranking positions in Bill Clinton’s White House. This was an Easter-season “act of betrayal,” said Clinton adviser James Carville. (The New York Times, free registration)

What the commentators said
The Clinton camp can’t agree what Richardson’s endorsement means, said Don Frederick in the Los Angeles Times’ Top of the Ticket blog. Carville likened Richardson to Judas, but Clinton strategist Mark Penn said the endorsement didn’t matter. Either way, with Carville’s insult coming as Obama backer Gen. Tony McPeak compared Bill Clinton to Joseph McCarthy, it’s clear the candidates’ surrogates didn’t take an Easter break. “*

*From: www.theweekdaily.com
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