Is Bill Richardson the Next Bill Clinton?

There are a lot of similarities between Bill Richardson and Bill Clinton. The most daunting of all is the fact that Richardson has a legitimate shot at winning.

Washington D.C. (PRWEB) May 23, 2007 -- Bill Clinton was a relatively unknown presidential candidate in 1992 when he won the presidency. Of the Democratic presidential hopefuls, USAElectionPolls.com suggests that Bill Richardson is the candidate most likely to pull off what Clinton did in 1992.

The web site points out that Richardson is the only candidate aside from Clinton, Obama, and Edwards to be leading in the polls of his home state.

Richardson polls twice as well in the western states as non-western states and because his popularity extends beyond the New Mexico border, it legitimizes his candidacy. "Unknown candidates must perform well in their home states to gain any credibility nationwide." The web site argues that a candidate can not expect to do well otherwise.

The other factor to determine top tier status is that the candidate do well in the early states of Iowa, Nevada, and New Hampshire. USAElectionPolls.com averaged all of the states' polls for each of the aforementioned states each month beginning in January 2007. Richardson barely polled 1% in January but is averaging 5 percent in April for Iowa and Nevada.

The latest Mason-Dixon Polling & Research for the Las Vegas Review-Journal poll of likely Democratic caucus voters on April 30 to May 2, 2007, found that Richardson was at 6 percent. Earlier in March, he was at 7 percent by Susquehanna Polling & Research. Nevada holds the key to a successful Richardson nomination.

For more information on Bill Richardson's climb in the polls, see
http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/2008/articles/bill-richardson-advantage-in-the-west.html

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