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...Richardson himself notes that the Cox incident may hurt him in the nomination fight, especially with ultra-conservative party regulars...
...Richardson, after expounding on the merits of reasonable argument, says simply, "It's fair to say that I would be likely to have a larger impact as a senator that I have as a private citizen...
...Richardson's biggest asset--his status as the quintessential insider--might be his biggest liability as well. Friends say Richardson never took pride in his role in the "Saturday Night Massacre," and he disappointed many who wanted to make a hero of him by refusing to condemn Nixon...
...Boston Observer, in a recent piece on Richardson, contends that he was a Nixon apologist until the bitter end. The article quotes Nixon Administration staffer Charles Colson as saying of Richardson, "When we needed somebody to say George McGovern was a scatterbrain, Elliot went right our and swatted...
...friends--and aides say that Richardson's "Saturday Night Massacre" legacy is the one most firmly implanted in voters' minds, and the one that gives him credibility with Bay State independents and moderates...