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I am off Richardson.

Turn the thumb the other way, Bill.

I like him.

But he has done some really creepy shit over the last couple of weeks.

The biggest disappointment was his appearance on Meet The Press last Sunday.

I have watched some of the tape. Flop sweat.

If he cannot defend himself there then he is toast.

I like the guy. I have sent some money.

One word. Squandered.

Here is a rundown from Daily Kos about his cratering numbers. When you are falling within the second tier, you are not doing very well.

Damn, Richardson's star has nearly collapsed these past six weeks. His embrace of Roe dissenter Justice White because he was a football player, and his subsequent ignorance as to the decision (he thought it took place in the 80s) was embarrassing. His use of right-wing talking points to describe Democrats was infuriating:

"Democrats, whenever we have a solution, we want to tax," Richardson said. "I'm different. I'm a tax cutter."

His appearance on last Sunday's Meet The Press was an epic flameout, unable to handle Timmeh's questions. And no, you can't be both a Yankees fan and a Red Sox fan. The sports gods and common decency do not allow it. But on the more substantive matters, a candidate who can't handle a tough interview doesn't deserve to be president.

After six straight gains in the Daily Kos straw poll, his support cratered this in May, from 13 percent to 8. It was clear the flirtation many had with him (including me) was over.

Richardson's efforts to break into the top tier have taken a serious hit. On the other hand -- and this might be a lagging indicator -- he has crawled up from "asterix" territory to the 6 percent range in the Iowa, NH, and Nevada aggregate polls. Another month will tell whether his debate and MTP messes have further impacted his candidacy.

I still think that Obama has too many crosses in his photo ops.

Hillary is beyond the pale. Still dancing on both sides of the war line. Talk about 'slick Willy'.

I might go for Gore if he was going.

No on John Edwards. He has been out of the game too long. And he was hardly in it.

So.

I am available.

Who wants to buy my early California vote?

Labels: Democrats, politics, polls, Richardson