The following piece was produced by the Huffington Post's OffTheBus project.
This is the first in a three-part series.
Bill Richardson spent Friday, October 5, in Atlanta, GA, where he chartered a Spanish-named campaign infrastructure in a state with its fair share of anti-immigrant sentiments and, in a bit of a switch, helped local Democrats raise a little money for their efforts here at home.
After meeting with the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and stopping at CNN, Gov. Richardson visited with the Georgia Tech Young Democrats and chartered the Georgia chapters of Mi Familia con Bill Richardson, the campaign's grassroots mobilization effort. Despite immigration being a hot-button issue in this election season, a campaign staffer said the potential downside to a Hispanic-themed grassroots infrastructure had been considered and dismissed.
Georgia Tech students peppered him with detailed questions, and the Governor responded with humor and gravity -- though almost all of the details came from talking points on the campaign website.
Coming tomorrow: Part 2 - Richardson's Yellow Dog Walkin', a lonely lunch at the Varsity (what's a second tier candidate to do?).
This video also appears at shelbinator.com.
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