Man that sucks. I felt the same thing happened here in NM when Richardson got reelected. I didn’t hear about any candidate and then some time around the election some old guy comes on TV and he happens to be the candidate for governor. Pretty sad.
What was worse in ‘06, the initial GOP nominee quit in NM and John Dendahl, the party chair, had to swiftly fill in (for all the good that did). Dendahl knows the epic-level rodent corruption in the state and he actually moved out of state shortly after the election, he didn’t feel safe there, and it was hard to blame him (there was an article he wrote, a tell-all of sorts, outlining what exactly happened - I’ve forgotten the link, you might’ve read it).
I’m not sure who should run for our side, I think Allen Weh has baggage, and the fact he was chair for the ‘08 cycle, the worst the state has seen for the GOP since, what, 1964, means he doesn’t look all that great. Heather Wilson looks a no-go. The rest are second-tiers. I still believe Denish is very vulnerable, and Richardson, who is as creepy and as crooked as they come, may end up costing her the office (and frankly, I think the party should play up that she put up with his sexual harrassment in order to get the office and kept her mouth shut, which is inexcusable).