October 30, 2007
Posted: October 30th, 2007 11:35 AM ET
CONCORD, New Hampshire (CNN) – New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson called on his fellow White House hopefuls Tuesday to cease “negative campaigning” right before he filed for the New Hampshire primary. “You see how some of the candidates in our own party are starting to get negative,” Richardson said. “We’re not going to do it. We’re going to talk about the issues.” “To all the Democratic candidates, let’s stay positive,” Richardson said. “Let’s get rid of all this negative stuff that I’m seeing.” Richardson then singled out Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, and former Sen. John Edwards, D-North Carolina, for their critical remarks of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York. “I’ve become very concerned about the negative tone of the campaign,” he said. “I think that Senators Obama and Edwards should concentrate on the issues and not on attacking Sen. Clinton.” “The differences on the issues should be highlighted, but personal attacks I believe should not take place,” he said. In recent days, Obama and Edwards have spoken out against Clinton’s decision to accept contributions from lobbyists. Richardson defended Clinton and reiterated that calling her “integrity into question,” was unnecessary and “personally negative.” “There’s going to be plenty of time to get negative with the Republicans but now is not the time to start food fights,” Richardson said. Related video: Watch Richardson speak and then file his paperwork in New Hampshire Tuesday. – CNN New Hampshire Producer Sareena Dalla Filed under: Barack Obama Bill Richardson John Edwards New Hampshire
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