As I predicted, Bill Richardson is pulling out of the race for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2008:
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico is pulling out of the presidential race, after coming in fourth in both the New Hampshire primary and the Iowa caucuses.
Mr. Richardson made the decision after returning to New Mexico yesterday and meeting with his top advisers. He is expected to make an announcement Thursday, according to sources with knowledge of the governor’s decision.
Mr. Richardson’s withdrawal removes a candidate who had a hard-edged message of immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq, but tempered it with humorous television advertisements that emphasized his wide-ranging credentials in a clever and effective way.
With him have departed the last major substantive policy differences among credible Democratic aspirants. From here on out I expect what little debate there is to be about style, image, and attitude.
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