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That's the rap on Richardson that some folks have been using to put him down and write him off as a candidate. I'm a sensitive as anyone to the seriousness of the charges, but I'm not going to tolerate them without defending Richardson (or any other Democrat) if they are just presented as fact without supporting references. It's not going to fly to just throw charges around, 'swiftboating' these Democratic candidates; not from any quarter.

I've seen the governor's responses to these, so, I'm prepared to defend against them, but no one should stand by and let folks take unsupported slaps at any of these Democratic candidates. Not here at Democratic Underground, or from anywhere else. Charges of inappropriate behavior against these candidates should be backed up by supportable facts.



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