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book_worm

(15,951 posts)
Fri May 27, 2016, 09:10 AM May 2016

New Mexico GOP Governor Hits back at Trump

"The pot shots weren't about policy, they were about politics. And the governor will not be bullied into supporting a candidate until she is convinced that candidate will fight for New Mexicans," Lonegran said.

"Governor Martinez doesn't care about what Donald Trump says about her -- she cares about what he says he will do to help New Mexicans," he said. "She's disappointed that she didn't hear anything about that last night."

It's not just a fight between Trump and a prominent Republican Latina. Martinez is also the chairwoman of the Republican Governors Association, tasked with electing GOP governors this fall, with Trump leading the party on the ballot.

Trump's event in New Mexico was most notable for the protests that erupted afterward, with anti-Trump activists breaking through police barricades, throwing rocks and bottles, setting signs ablaze and in one case smashing a glass door into Albuquerque's convention center, where Trump held his rally.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/25/politics/susana-martinez-donald-trump-fight/

New Mexico is not looking good for Don the Con. I think we can swing Arizona, too. Though their governor is a real flake and may actually wind up on the ticket with him. Not that I think she would help him all that much in Arizona.

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