Brendan Nyhan

Bill Richardson’s campaign debt

Can Bill Richardson possibly expect to raise much money with this email?

I am writing to you today because we still have a substantial debt left from the campaign. It is my firm intention to meet every obligation we incurred. But I need your help.

Will you make one more contribution to help us zero out our debt and close the final chapter on “Bill Richardson for President”?

I can’t imagine anyone besides New Mexico lobbyists is fired up about retiring Bill Richardson’s debt. And why would you run up debt on a long-shot campaign in the first place? It’s not like spending another $100,000 (or whatever) was going to make the difference.