In a recent appearance on the Santa Fe New Mexican’s Around the Roundhouse podcast with Daniel Chacón, Gregg Hull, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, said that receiving a presidential endorsement would be a “pretty cool thing,” though he has not yet requested one.
“I know that the president’s unpopular with some people and that he’s popular with others,” Hull told Chacón. In April, two different polls of New Mexico voters found that just 37% said they supported Trump.
Hull, the former mayor of Rio Rancho, won the Republican primary for governor earlier this month but he still faces an uphill challenge in a state where just 31% of registered voters are Republicans and Trump’s approval ratings are polling at record low numbers, just 37%, in two different polls taken in April.
With Trump’s approval ratings so low, the Democratic Party of New Mexico has been pushing to exploit connections between the President and Hull. “Gregg Hull won’t listen to the challenges New Mexicans are facing and can’t be taken seriously as a candidate in New Mexico if he is willing to welcome the support of Donald Trump,” said Democratic Party of New Mexico spokesperson Daniel Garcia. “New Mexicans deserve a governor who will fight to lower costs, strengthen our schools, expand access to health care, and keep communities safe—not a candidate who sees an endorsement from Donald Trump as a ‘pretty cool thing.’”
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Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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Monsoon storms will return to parts of New Mexico every day this week, while hotter temperatures move in later in the week.
Thunderstorms developed across the mountains of New Mexico Monday afternoon. These storms slowly drifted south into the evening. Almost all of these showers and storms have ended now tonight. Another round of afternoon thunderstorms is expected Tuesday, developing first over the mountains before spreading into nearby valleys and lower elevations again. However, some storms around the Four Corners will be on the drier side, increasing the threat for lightning caused wildfires with little rainfall.
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The monsoon high that has been bringing thunderstorms early this week will shift well west of New Mexico on Wednesday. This will bring hotter and slightly drier weather across the state. Even so, afternoon thunderstorms will still develop, especially over the mountains and across northeast New Mexico. Drier air will limit storm coverage Thursday and Friday across central, northern, and western New Mexico, while southern and eastern parts of the state continue to see the best chance for afternoon storms. Hotter weather will also return later this week, with triple-digit heat expanding to more locations, including the Albuquerque metro area Thursday and Friday.
The heat will continue into the weekend as the monsoon high strengthens and shifts back toward Utah and Colorado. That pattern will also bring higher monsoon moisture into New Mexico, bringing increasing chances for afternoon and evening thunderstorms statewide Saturday and Sunday.
ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) — Organizers behind the annual Roswell UFO Festival say this past weekend’s event was a success. It was held from July 2 to July 4.
The festival was filled with unique booths, shops, shows and contests for paranormal enthusiasts. Roswell Mainstreet says they believe more than 12,000 people were in attendance, although those are preliminary numbers.
