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TexasTowelie

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Fri Sep 21, 2018, 04:01 AM Sep 2018

Close encounters of the gubernatorial kind

New Mexicans shouldn't struggle to decide on a candidate for governor.

During the first televised debate Wednesday night on KASA and KRQE, Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham described a New Mexico where government acts as a force for good, creating opportunities and driving economic development. Republican Steve Pearce painted a picture of a state where government will get out of the way and nudge residents toward self-sufficiency.

The differing visions could hardly be more stark.

Sitting at a large table on either side of KRQE anchor Dean Staley, neither candidate made any significant gaffes, nor did either deal any withering one-liners. Instead those who tuned in to the early primetime conversation (6 pm) saw a pair of candidates who believe there's much New Mexico can do to better its station.

Read more: https://www.sfreporter.com/news/2018/09/19/close-encounters-of-the-gubernatorial-kind/

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