NM-Sen: Udall Officially Announces (Videos)

Udall announcement Part 1


Part 2: Time for the will of the American people to be heard

During the noon hour today, Democratic Rep. Tom Udall (NM-03) officially announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate in New Mexico at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Salon Ortega was packed with supporters, local and national media and a slew of New Mexico politicos, as well as Tom's family -- his wife Jill, his daughter Amanda Cooper and her husband Jim Noel, and his legendary dad Stewart Udall. I'm uploading a number of video clips and photos from the event, which will take some time, so bear with me. I'll post additions as they become available. Later, I'll also post a report on a blogger phone conference with Rep. Udall that I participated in this morning. (Tom mentions it in my first clip -- we apparently made him hoarse!) I see Las Cruces blogger Heath Haussamen, who was also on the call, has posted his report on the conversation, which you can read here.

For now, the top video captures the very beginning of Udall's speech. He "Won't Back Down." (More videos below the fold.)

Click on photos for larger versions. Video clips from still digital camera. Enjoy accordingly.

Part 3: Iraq and our priorities


Part 4: Vote against the war, preserving constitutional rights

See video clips 5-8 in our later post.

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