Posted on 07/14/2020 10:19:59 AM PDT by CedarDave
The race in New Mexico's second congressional district, one of 2020's most closely watched House toss-ups, is in a dead heat.
Democratic Rep. Xochitl Torres Small and Republican businesswoman and former state Rep. Yvette Herrell each received 46% support in a poll conducted by the Tarrance Group for the National Republican Congressional Committee, a summary of which was provided exclusively to the Washington Examiner. Another 8% of voters were undecided.
The poll surveyed 400 voters from July 7-9 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9%.
There are few polls of the House race. A December internal poll from the Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican PAC, found Herrell ahead of Torres Small by 2 points.
This is the second straight cycle that Torres Small and Herrell will face each other in a general election. The Democratic incumbent narrowly won the rural southern New Mexico district, which encompasses Las Cruces, Roswell, and areas with booming oil and natural gas production industries, in 2018 as part of the Democratic "blue wave." Former Republican Rep. Steve Pearce, who held the seat for 14 of the previous 16 years, left the seat to run for governor that year.
Early results that year gave Herrell an edge, but the inclusion of absentee ballots led Torres Small to a 3,500-vote victory. Donald Trump won the district in 2016 by 10.2%, making it a prime target for Republicans to flip back to the GOP.
"While the candidates have similar favorable ratings as the campaigns head into the last four months of the race, Torres-Small comes with considerably more baggage," said the pollster's executive summary memo, referencing Herrell having a better net favorability rating than Torres Small.
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/12512437595
"I'm a DUer running for State Rep in a county (Otero County NM) that hasn't elected a Democrat in 22 years! I'm running against a Tea Party rep and we've knocked on over 2,500 doors, working hard...every contribution would help me more than I can express.
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I need some DU love! Come visit me...We'd put you to work before the election, could visit White Sands, Cloudcroft, Ruidoso, 'my' canyon, Fresnal Canyon AFTER the election.
The lady's name is Denise Lang (visit the DU link for her website).
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Jim didn't have any opponent in the 2018 election and won with 100% of the vote. I expect the same in 2020.
Thanks Cedar Dave. It’s good to see some in NM waking up.
I think I’ll run as a Democrat for office. Going to change my name to Glaxitotl Glimsamertaf. Just to show I’m down with the indigenous peoples.
Might as well.
Look how many dems run under pseudonyms.
It’s astounding.
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