Hi there, whoever's reading this.  As you'll notice, there's no Richardson Blog Round Up with my username as the author today.  That's because from now on, I'll be publishing the Round Ups under the Richardson campaign's official Online Ops username.

So please continue to follow the Round Ups.  You can find the Round Ups via Gov Bill Richardsons Online Ops Team profile.  Thanks for reading!  (and sorry this is so short, I imagine this doesn't really qualify as a normal diary, but I wanted to make sure all followers of the daily Richardson Blog Round Up could continue to read it!)

Last week, Governor Richardson made a six-day trip to meet with caucus-goers all around Iowa before his winning performance at the ABC News Democratic Candidates' Debate on Sunday morning.  He visited communities all over the state, holding Job Interviews, unveiling his policy platform for jobs and the economy, and spending a day at the Iowa State Fair.  On Friday, the governor talked about his plans for his first six days as President in Oskaloosa, Iowa, home of William Penn University.

Governor Richardson's performance in yesterday’s debate has drawn praise from all over. He "led the debate" on Iraq, he "adroitly handled the issues" and "rose to the occasion and to the presidential level." He was "strong on education," "assertive," "endearing," and "fiestier" than ever before.

Following up on Fredreka Schouten's front page story in USA Today this morning, Mark Memmott wrote about where and whom canidates are receiving contributions from:

OpenSecrets.org... has a new online tools for judging just how open the candidates are being about who is giving them money.

Memmott wrote that Governor Richardson scored the highest on OpenSecrets.org's "disclosure meters" out of all presidential candidates from both major parties.  You can look at his score (95.8%) and more details about his "disclosure meter" rating here.

This is the first of what will be a daily (M-F) round up of what people are saying around the blogosphere and on other online media sources about Governor Richardson and his candidacy.  So without further ado, here we go...

Governor Richardson is in Iowa today on Day 2 of his six-day trip around the state.  He spent yesterday at the Iowa State Fair before delivering the keynote address to the Wells Fargo Heritage of Latino Americans (HOLA) Leadership Conference in West Des Moines.  Today he had "Job Interviews" in Iowa Falls, Grundy Center, and Oelwein, and he participated in the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Presidential Forum in Waterloo.  Meanwhile, the governor has two new ads running in Iowa focused on Governor Richardson's economic policies and record of effective job creation efforts.