Yes, the cheering was tremendous by the reddest voters in the state. He needs the purple votes to carry NM in the general. His statements did himself no good for November, true or not.
The irony will be if he loses to Hillary by 4 electoral votes when the 5 EV New Mexican votes would have put him over the top.
“The irony will be if he loses to Hillary by 4 electoral votes when the 5 EV New Mexican votes would have put him over the top.”
Without getting into the whole discussion you alluded to, we lose anyway if he gives in to placating the so called purple crowd. That NEVER ends well.