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Monday, March 10, 2008
NM-01: Photos & Video, Dem Congressional Candidate Debate
AG Gary King, Martin Heinrich, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Robert Pidcock, Rebecca Vigil-Giron
Part of the crowd at UNM Law School lecture hall
Saturday's NM-01 Dem Congressional candidate forum hosted by the Democratic Women of Bernalillo County and moderated by AG Gary King was well-attended and smoothly run. Candidates who participated were Martin Heinrich, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Rebecca Vigil-Giron and Robert Pidcock. Each got to respond to questions submitted by Democratic Women on issues like health care, Iraq and Afghanistan, civil liberties, water issues, the economy, education, the environment and renewable energy and give a short closing statement. Attendees I spoke with said all of the candidates did well, but most added that they thought Martin Heinrich's answers were generally head and shoulders above those offered by his rivals in terms of his grasp of the issues.
Closing statement by Martin Heinrich
Heinrich campaign displays some of its many endorsements
The event provided an opportunity for the four main candidates to answer questions and delineate positions before next Saturday's DPNM Pre-Primary Convention to be held at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. Delegates to the State Convention will vote on Congressional candidates in their District. To get an automatic place on the ballot, a candidate must receive at least 20% of the delegate vote in their District. If they don't, they must obtain additional petition signatures. The vote will also determine the order in which candidate names will appear on the June 3rd primary ballot, in addition to providing a gauge of the candidates' strength within the Party.
Closing statement by Michelle Lujan Grisham
Entry to UNM Law School with campaign signs
Volunteers at the Tom Udall for Senate table
You should also check out Bread for the World's blog. The local blogger had a chance to ask the candidates about increasing poverty-focused development assistance, the and the U.N. Millennium Development Goals after the forum. Nice photos too. Also, A Female New Mexican's Point of View covered the candidate forum, as well as the recent NM GOP vote-buying scandal.
Click on photos for larger images. All photos by M.E. Broderick.
To read previous coverage of the 2008 NM-01 Congressional race, visit our archive.
March 10, 2008 at 01:14 PM in Democratic Party, NM-01 Congressional Seat 2008 | Permalink
Comments
I attended the forum and liked hearing the four explain their views. Martin Heinrich's answers were the most specific and clear of the four. Grisham tended to ramble off topic. Vigil-Giron was in a kind of rut stressing she's a fighter. Pidcock was too negative for my taste. I think Heinrich could hold his own with anyone. He's gotten better as he's gone along too. He's got my vote.
Posted by: NE Heights | Mar 10, 2008 5:16:53 PM
Did Vigil-Giron repeat her "We don't need no Darren Blanco!" line?
Posted by: Proud Democrat | Mar 10, 2008 7:24:57 PM
