Lujan Grisham Takes the Lead in Governor’s Race

THE LATEST ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL POLL SHOWS REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE STEVE PEARCE TRAILING DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM BY SEVEN POINTS. THE POLLS SHOW LUJAN GRISHAM WITH 50 PERCENT … PEARCE WITH 43 PERCENT.

MEANWHILE, WE’RE STILL WAITING TO SEE PEARCE TAX RETURNS. HE SAYS INCOMPLETE INFORMATION FROM INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES HAS DELAYED HIS RETURNS FROM BEING RELEASED PUBLICLY. HE’S REQUESTED EXTENSIONS.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS PEARCE WON’T BE ABLE TO RELEASE THE RETURNS UNTIL MID-OCTOBER … AFTER ABSENTEE VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 9TH. LUJAN GRISHAM HAS RELEASED PUBLICLY FIVE YEARS OF HER TAX RETURNS, SHOWING HER WITH PAST INCOME FROM THE COMPANY THAT RUNS NEW MEXICO’S HIGH RISK HEALTH INSURANCE POOL.

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