Clinton pressure on Richardson was ‘inappropriate’

richardsonOn CBS’ “Face the Nation,” New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson gave a better idea of his decision-making process before endorsing Barack Obama. He said he was on the verge of endorsing Hillary Clinton “a couple of times” but backed off. He was in “intensive contact” with Obama, who called Richardson himself, but the “Clinton people would, like a war room, get hundreds of their supporters and colleagues of mine to call me and pressure me in a way that, in some cases, I felt was inappropriate.” Richardson also said the Clinton supporters act as if “the presidency is theirs,” and “I think loyalty to the nation, loyalty to the party, is a lot more important than personal loyalty.”