Reply #133: There are LOTS of reasons why Richardson ranks with Hillary on my least favorite candidate list (but

[Czolgosz]

I'll hold my nose and vote for the ticket if either Richardson or Hillary wins the nomination).

Here are my biggest beefs with Richardson (besides his support for Abu Gonzales and his apparent racial basis for that support):

1. Richardson’s support for NAFTA and CAFTA;

2. Richardson’s order to shut down presidential recount despite suspicious circumstances (New Mexico had the highest undervote in that nation for the '04 presidential race);

3. Richardson’s support for revenue reduction via tax cuts for corporations and the ultra-wealthy;

4. Richardson’s a favorite of the DLC; and

5. Richardson’s support for mandatory jail time, even for non-violent offenders;

6. Richardson’s support for limiting access to our court system for people hurt by negligent hospitals;

7. Richardson’s support for prosecuting minors as adults;

8. Richardson’s support for eliminating parole for anyone convicted of a violent crime;

9. Richardson’s support for eliminating automatic citizenship for all children born in the USA; and

10. Richardson’s support for the death penalty PLUS his vote to abolish habeas corpus in death penalty appeals PLUS Richardson’s opposition to offering the option of life-without-parole as an alternative to the death penalty PLUS Richardson’s support for expanding the number of federal crimes punishable by death.