Congressional Quarterly has a new article examining the fact that, despite the problems dogging U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., Democrats have been, thus far, unable to find a top-tier opponent to take him on next year.
In an article published Tuesday, the publication examined the fact that Domenici is the topic of an ethics investigation and has seen his poll numbers drop, but Republicans don’t seem concerned. Domenici is easily raising a great deal of money and Democrats have, thus far, been unable to find a known candidate to run against him.
Domenici has drawn challenges from lesser-known Democrats Jim Hannan and Leland Lehrman.
The article quoted Matt Farrauto, executive director of the state Democratic Party, as saying that, at last month’s party meeting in
“We’ll give Domenici the race of his life,” Farrauto told the publication.
But I was quoted in the article as saying that a number of New Mexico Democrats aren’t so optimistic. My experience in talking to Democrats is that many in
I also discussed the divide in the state Republican Party revealed by last month’s leadership battle.
The article also ran on the New York Times’ Web site. You can check it out by clicking here.