Don Wiviott, one of three Democrats who had jumped into the race against U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici before news of his retirement broke today, said he remains committed to the race.
Though he wouldn’t release his third-quarter fundraising numbers, Wiviott said his campaign has a budget of $2.1 million for a primary race – and he’ll make up the difference if he doesn’t raise the entire amount. His third-quarter report must be filed publicly by Oct. 15.
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“We remain committed to moving forward in this race,” Wiviott said. “The issues remain the same. When no one else was willing to get up and go against Pete, we were committed, and we remain committed now.”
The possibility of other, more prominent Democrats jumping into the race, Wiviott said, is “certainly no more daunting than running against Domenici.”
“We jumped in early, we got committed and we got set up,” he said. “I’ve never backed out of a fight, and I won’t do it now.”
Domenici’s retirement, Wiviott said, is “a seismic shift for the agenda that we’re putting forward. What this means is that we have a much better shot of ending the war…”
The other Democrats who have said they’re in the race are Jim Hannan of