From The New West Blog

Denver Post Makes Pitch for Richardson as V.P.

By Matthew Frank, 8-04-08

When Barack Obama comes to Denver to accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, the Post hopes he will have a “son of the West”—New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson—by his side as his running mate.

In an editorial, the Post writes, “The first test of a vice president is whether he or she is qualified to serve in the top job should the occasion arise. Richardson clearly leads all other Democratic contenders by that standard.” And the piece goes on to explain why.

It concludes:

Richardson’s record not only qualifies him to assume the presidency, it makes him an ideal partner to the visionary and eloquent Obama in the task of running this country. And as a leading figure in a Rocky Mountain West that has emerged as a swing political region, Richardson could do more than any other possible running mate to carry the Democratic ticket to victory in November.

With Obama pushing hard for New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, and Montana’s 22 total electoral votes, that may be true.

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