08/15/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/15/2022 10:21
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Axios is out with a new report detailing how the NM gubernatorial race is in play for a GOP pickup as "Lujan Grisham has been beset with low approval ratings, staff upheaval and charges of hypocrisy."
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GOP's New Mexico bet
Axios
Russell Contreras & Josh Kraushaar
August 14, 2022
https://www.axios.com/2022/08/14/new-mexico-governor-republican
New Mexico has the largest share of Hispanic voters of any state in the country. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is currently the nation's only Latina governor. But she's unpopular - and with Hispanic voters poised to continue their rightward shift, Republican Mark Ronchetti, a former TV meteorologist, is suddenly in play.
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The big picture: Crime and public safety have emerged as the top issues in the campaign, according to strategists involved in the New Mexico race.
Between the lines: Lujan Grisham has been beset with low approval ratings, staff upheaval and charges of hypocrisy.
Multiple cabinet secretaries in the state's education, health and youth services departments have resigned or been fired in her four years in office as staff complained about the toxic environment of her administration.