Richardson Endorses Obama - What happens next?

Obama lands the Richardson endorsement. Once upon a time, Bill Richardson was the Next Big Thing, seen as the perfect Hispanic candidate because he is Hispanic, but with the difficult-for-anglos name to hinder those who would other wise think he's just kinda tan. There's a potentially bigger mine of Hispanic than black voters out there, so Richardson should've - "should've" - reached the White House before Obama. But that never happened. So we have Richardson endorsing Obama instead.

So will he be on the short list for VP?

Oh, and in case you missed this Hispanic angle:

"As a Hispanic-American, I was particularly touched by his words," Richardson said, putting his arm around Obama and declaring in Spanish that he is "a man who understands us."

Richardson is the nation's only Hispanic governor. Hispanics have tended to support Sen. Hillary Clinton in her quest for the Democratic nomination.

Ah yes, the H-vote.

This is a slightly more predictable turn in an otherwise less predictable race.