New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Democrats must unite behind a presidential nominee soon and end the "bloodletting" that can doom the party's chances of capturing the White House.
"Maybe after the remaining primaries," which conclude June 3, Democrats should "come together and look at who's ahead when it comes to delegates, when it comes to the popular vote, the number of states," Richardson told Fox News Sunday. "I just feel the time has come to come together behind a candidate."
Richardson, a former presidential candidate who served in Bill Clinton's administration as energy secretary and U.N. ambassador, endorsed Sen. Barack Obama on Friday. - Bloomberg News
Richardson endorsing Obama is a huge deal for three important reasons:
1. He is a superdelegate and superdelegates will decide the nomination.
2. His experience in foreign and energy policy brings gravitas to Obama's campaign.
3. His Hispanic heritage and popularity should help Obama with Latino voters (a demographic he desperately needs to improve upon).
One can infer, by Richardson's statements, he disapproved of the style and tone of the Clinton campaign. He cited the Obama healing speech on race as the motivating factor for endorsing Obama.
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