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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Governor Richardson Praises Obama's Choice of Biden for VP

By Heather Clark
Associated Press
      Barack Obama's running mate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, was praised for his foreign policy expertise Saturday by Gov. Bill Richardson, himself once mentioned as a possible running mate on the Democratic ticket.
    New Mexico Republicans said Biden's joining the Democratic ticket will not help Obama win New Mexico, which is expected to be a battleground state in the presidential race this fall.
    "Joe Biden brings seasoned judgment, foreign policy expertise, and a great sense of humor to the ticket," Richardson said in a news release from Obama's New Mexico campaign. "Joe has paid his dues as a public servant and the vice presidential spot is a deserved capstone to a great career."
    Richardson had joked Friday about making a last-minute trip to Illinois to meet Obama.
    But the governor learned he had been passed over after getting a "very gracious call" from Obama, Richardson spokesman Pahl Shipley said late Friday.
    Richardson, who dropped out of the presidential race in January and in March endorsed Obama's candidacy, had been mentioned as a possible long-shot vice presidential nominee.
    The state Republican Party said Obama, with "his liberal, big-city Chicago values," will not win New Mexico in 2008, despite having Biden as a running mate.
    "New Mexico is McCain country and will remain that way regardless of Obama's choice for VP," state party spokeswoman Shira Rawlinson wrote in a news release.
    New Mexico's congressional delegation predictably split along party lines on how Biden would affect the Democratic ticket.
    Rep. Heather Wilson, in a conference call with reporters Saturday, called Biden an "unexpected and unusual" choice that highlights Obama's inexperience, particularly in foreign policy. Biden is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
    "Sen. Biden has praised John McCain's foreign policy," Wilson said. "He's more in line with John McCain's foreign policy than he is with Sen. Obama's."
    Rep. Tom Udall, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, said he worked for Biden as a special projects assistant in the summer of 1973, right after the senator was elected to office.
    "Since then, I've known Joe Biden as a dedicated public servant who will work for change and bring our party and this country together," Udall said in a news release.
    Sen. Jeff Bingaman called Biden "an excellent choice," who is well respected by congressional colleagues from both parties.

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