Big news out of New Mexico. Given the state's swing status this should be another excellent pick-up opportunity for the Democrats. I assume the Republican nominee will be one of the state's members of Congress. It'll be interesting to see if they run against each other (if I was betting, I'd bet they will). Domenici himself has supposedly long favored Rep. Heather Wilson as his successor. If she vacates her House seat Martin Heinrich instantly becomes one of the top 3-5 Democratic House challengers in the country. As to who the Democrats will run for the Senate seat, that's unclear at this point - as it's been unclear all cycle. If I was asked to pick a favorite though I'd bet it'll be Albuquerque mayor Marty Chavez.
Posted by armand at October 3, 2007 05:52 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics