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Richardson's 'Southern strategy' comment chills state (SC) Democrats
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| Contributor | Joshua L. |
| Last Edited | Joshua L. May 24, 2004 10:23am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Greenville News |
| News Date | Monday, May 24, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Question: Who can throw cold water on South Carolina Democrats the fastest?
(A) George W. Bush
(B) John Kerry
(C) Ralph Nader
(D) None of the above
The answer is "D."
Specifically, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who's on Kerry's reputed short list for running mate and who will chair this summer's Democratic National Convention in Boston.
Richardson was the keynote speaker at the state Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Day fund-raiser on April 30.
Among his remarks in Columbia was this:
"It's important that we not forsake a Southern strategy. You can't run a non-South campaign."
So far, so good.
On May 9, readers of The New York Times Magazine were treated to a very different appraisal from Richardson.
"I don't think it's realistic for us to have a Southern strategy. We should concentrate on either a Western strategy — a Western/Hispanic strategy — which is basically Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Florida, or we should try to pick off one or two states in the Midwest. |
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