Bill Richardson 2008 presidential campaign Bill Richardson 2008 presidential campaign The 2008 presidential campaign of Bill Richardson, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson announced his candidacy on January 21, 2007, for President of the United States on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, by virtue of forming a presidential exploratory committee. Richardson, who is of Hispanic descent, joined a diverse field for the Democratic nomination, which already included an African American in Senator Barack Obama of Illinois and a female in Senator Hillary Clinton of New York and became the first individual of Hispanic descent to mount a nationwide campaign for president. He withdrew from the
2008 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums 2008 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums The 2008 Democratic presidential debates were debates prior to and during the 2008 Democratic primaries. The debates began on April 26, 2007, in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The 2008 United States Presidential Election was November 4, 2008. The debates, campaigns, primaries, and conventions occurred several months before Election Day. The new President and Vice-President were sworn in January 20, 2009. It was the first Presidential election lacking incumbents since 1952, and was projected to be the largest and most expensive election in U.S. history. Already, eight Democrats had formally filed papers with the Federal