June 2, 2021
...THIS CLOSE...:
Dems notch easy win in New Mexico special election (ALLY MUTNICK, 06/01/2021, Politico)
Democrat Melanie Stansbury claimed a resounding victory Tuesday night in a contested special election for Congress in New Mexico, easing her party's fears of a closer result that could have portended a brutal midterm next year.Stansbury, a state representative, led Republican Mark Moores, 63 percent to 33 percent, when The Associated Press called the race in her favor, a little more than an hour after polls closed. While that margin was likely to narrow somewhat as additional votes were tallied, Democrats hailed her comfortable win as a sign that their base enthusiasm has not waned and that the GOP's doubling down on "defund the police" attacks backfired."While Mark Moores and the GOP spent this special election doing their best Trump impression, Melanie focused on building our country back better, getting folks back to work, and creating an economy for all New Mexicans," said Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Gosh, it seemed so likely Trumpism had grown in popularity.
Posted by Orrin Judd at June 2, 2021 7:58 AM