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elleng

(130,825 posts) Wed Jun 19, 2019, 04:14 PM Jun 2019

Interview: Valerie Plame, candidate for Third Congressional District

By Gabriel Poblete
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 7:39 pm (Updated: June 6, 12:16 pm)

In what has quickly become a crowded race, at least half a dozen candidates are vying for New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District, which will be vacated by Rep. Ben Ray Lujan as he runs for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Tom Udall's retirement.

https://www.lasvegasoptic.com/content/interview-valerie-plame-candidate-third-congressional-district?

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Interview: Valerie Plame, candidate for Third Congressional District (Original Post) elleng Jun 2019 OP

Don't know anything about the candidates but Valerie Plame is a hero in my opinion. walkingman Jun 2019 #1

It is a minority-majority district Bradshaw3 Jun 2019 #2

walkingman

(7,591 posts)

1. Don't know anything about the candidates but Valerie Plame is a hero in my opinion.

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Wed Jun 19, 2019, 04:28 PM

Jun 2019

Bradshaw3

(7,490 posts)

2. It is a minority-majority district

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Wed Jun 19, 2019, 04:30 PM

Jun 2019

There are several qualified minority candidates with roots in the district who have announced and more may do so. I guess she can get the white liberal vote from Santa Fe and the minority vote is split up to win it. I think we need more minorities in Congress, not less, especially from those districts.

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