Apparently Bill Richardson’s campaign decided that he’s polling too well with African-Americans, and that he needed to do something to bring the numbers down:

SANTA FE, NM– New Mexico Governor and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson will appear by phone on the Imus in the Morning show on WABC-AM Radio in New York and many Citadel Radio stations tomorrow, Tuesday, December 4th at 7:29 AM Eastern Time.

The swan song of a campaign, desperately flailing for any attention it can get…

UPDATE: I see McCain and Chris Dodd were also on Imus’ return program. This isn’t a make-or-break issue, but the move doesn’t impress me. I used to enjoy Imus, particularly the impersonations, but the humor got way too lowbrow for my tastes as the show wore on. I’d rather see some other funny radio show host step into the void Imus left… hint, hint.