Low Poll Numbers Don't Dent Richardson's Confidence

Oskaloosa, Ia. - Democrat Bill Richardson said Tuesday that despite low poll numbers, he remained confident of a strong finish in the Iowa caucuses. He maintained that he was his party's best choice to recapture the White House.

The New Mexico governor spent New Year's Day campaigning in six cities in southeast Iowa, seeking support from undecided Iowans. Although Richardson was in fourth place with 6 percent support among Democrats in an Iowa Poll released Monday night, he said he had commitments from 18,000 Iowans and hoped for a third-place caucus finish on Thursday.

"I feel very strongly about a grass-roots movement that is going to erupt and peak on caucus night," Richardson said. He said he had 300 people working on his presidential campaign throughout Iowa.

During a question-and-answer session with about 75 people at the Smokey Row Coffee House in Oskaloosa, Tony Ross of Oskaloosa bluntly questioned the viability of Richardson's candidacy.

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Love you, Bill Richardson. Love your sense of humor; the fact that you are NOT one of those "pie in the sky" speakers, and I am truly sorry that you, Biden and Dodd are not higher in the polls.