A LOT OF ADVERTISING DOLLARS ARE POURING INTO NEW MEXICO’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE AS WE HEAD TOWARD ELECTION DAY…WITH REPUBLICAN YVETTE HERRELL FACING OFF AGAINST DEMOCRAT XOCHITL TORRES-SMALL. UNM POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LONNA ATKESON SAYS TORRES-SMALL HAS HAD TO MOVE TOWARD THE CENTER IN THAT CONSERVATIVE DISTRICT. SHE SAYS TORRES-SMALL IS REALLY TRYING TO DE-EMPHASIZE HER DEMOCRATIC CONNECTIONS TO ENCOURAGE CROSSOVER VOTING.
IT’S AN OPEN SEAT BECAUSE THE INCUMBENT, STEVE PEARCE, IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR. AN ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL POLL DONE MORE THAN A MONTH AGO HAD HERRELL LEADING TORRES-SMALL 48 PERCENT TO 41 PERCENT.
