Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Richardson bụ onye na-azọ ọkwa onye ochichi Democratic maka ntuli aka onye isi ala nke 2008 mana ọ kwụsịrị na Jenụwarị 10, 2008 mgbe ọ na-egosi ihe ngosi na mbụ na asọmpi caucus. N'agbanyeghi ogologo oge ya na ọbụbụenyi ya na ezinụlọ Clinton, Richardson kwadoro Barack Obama
maka Democratic nhọpụta na March 21, 2008, kama nke Hillary Clinton. Onye na-ekwu okwu na onye otu Clinton bụ James Carville jiri Richardson tụnyere Judas Iskarịọt maka njem ahụ. Richardson zaghachiri n'otu isiokwu dị na "Washington Post", na-enwe mmetụta nke ịbụ onye "a manyere ịgbachitere [onwe ya] megide igbu ọchụ na ebubo na-enweghị isi".