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
Pre-2012 statewide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election Pre-2012 statewide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election This article is a collection of statewide polls for the United States presidential election, 2012. The polls listed here, by state are from 2009 to December 31, 2011 and provide early data on opinion polling between a possible Republican candidate against incumbent President Barack Obama. "Note: Some states did not conduct polling before December 31, 2011" 11 electoral votes (Republican in 2004) 55%–44% (Republican in 2008) 53%–45% 6 electoral votes (Republican in 2004) 54%–45% (Republican in 2008) 59%–39% 55 electoral votes(Democratic in 2004) 54%–45% (Democratic in 2008) 61%–37% 9