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
Statewide opinion polling for the January 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries its primary before February 5, 2008, Michigan has violated Democratic Party rules and their delegates may not be seated at the nominating convention. <br> See also Nevada winner: Hillary Clinton<br> Primary date: January 19, 2008<br> Delegates At Stake 25<br> Delegates Won Barack Obama-13 Hillary Clinton-12 <br> See also South Carolina winner: Barack Obama<br> Primary date: January 26, 2008<br> Delegates At Stake 45<br> Delegates Won Barack Obama-25 Hillary Clinton-12 John Edwards-8 <br> See also Florida winner: Hillary Clinton<br> Primary date: January 29, 2008<br> Delegates At Stake 0<br> Delegates Won 0 <br>Note: In moving its primary before February 5, 2008, Florida has