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Teague-Pearce Redux in New Mexico 2?
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Aug 17, 2009 09:39am |
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| Category | Election Guide |
| Author | Leah Carliner |
| News Date | Monday, August 17, 2009 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In New Mexico’s 2nd District, it’s hard to tell that a primary election has yet to take place, as Republican Steve Pearce has already dubbed himself the front-runner over freshman Rep. Harry Teague, a Democrat.
Pearce announced last month that he would be trying to win back his former House seat, dispelling rumors that he may seek the governorship. He represented the district — which includes Las Cruces and Roswell — for three terms, but declined to run for re-election in 2008 in order to run for an open Senate seat. Pearce won the primary, but lost badly in the general election to then-Rep. Tom Udall .
Though Teague defeated the GOP candidate, Ed Tinsley, by 12 percentage points, the district narrowly voted in favor of John McCain in the presidential election. The National Republican Congressional Committee has already listed Teague among 80 vulnerable Democrats.
Local observers have commented on the shrewd timing of Pearce’s announcement to seek re-election — less than two weeks after Teague’s vote in support of the Democrats’ energy bill. New Mexican pollster Brian Sanderoff says he doesn’t expect the vote to sit well with voters in a district he describes as “gas and oil country.” |
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