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 Statewide opinion polling for the January 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries This article is a collection of statewide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the January Democratic presidential primaries, 2008. Iowa winner: Barack Obama<br> Primary date: January 3, 2008<br> Delegates At Stake 45<br> Delegates Won Barack Obama-16 Hillary Clinton-15 John Edwards-14 See also New Hampshire winner: Hillary Clinton<br> Primary date: January 9, 2008<br> Delegates At Stake 22<br> Delegates Won Hillary Clinton-9 Barack Obama-9 John Edwards-4 <br> See also Michigan winner: Hillary Clinton<br> Primary date: January 15, 2008<br> Delegates At Stake 0<br> Delegates Won 0<br> NOTE: In moving