What The New Mexico 1st Special Election Can — And Can’t — Tell Us About 2022
It’s also worth noting that, in our other major tool for picking up on midterm trends, the generic congressional ballot, Democrats still lead in almost every poll.
This should be a news story tonight.
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On Tuesday, for the first time in Joe Biden’s presidency, one Democrat and one Republican will go head-to-head in a federal election: a special election in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. Given the district’s Democratic lean, the election will almost certainly add one member to the Democrats’ narrow House majority. But the final margin will still be important, as it could hint at where the national political environment stands and what Republican messaging could look like in the 2022 midterms.
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Voting keeps Americans busy ... and hopefully out of trouble.
...unless you're a trumpster with recently deceased relatives in a vote by mail state.
If the dems win which they should the margin of the victory will be interesting. It may give a hint at other races in 2022 in NM especially the 2nd congressional district. The last two elections have been razor thin with a dem and a republican each winning, the 3rd time they are matched will be the tiebreaker.
Looking forward to seeing the outcome.
... seems to be the part Tex did not get.
Last I saw the dem was up by 23% a good sign. The 2022 election in the 2nd district will bear watching.
she'll finish up with close to 2/3's of the vote, which further illustrates the haste in passing voter suppression legislation in fascist controlled states prior to the mid-terms. they can't win free and fair elections, and they know it.