U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce has already made significant gains among GOP voters in the
Before he traveled the state earlier this month to formally announce that he’s running for Senate, Pearce’s polling indicated that he had the support of less than 20 percent of GOP voters in the First Congressional District. After the tour, which included an official announcement in
Pearce was able to make such a quick gain in part because he had a chance to sell himself to GOP voters in a district where he’s largely unknown.
That’s good news for Pearce’s bid, but it doesn’t mean he’s the favorite to win the GOP nomination. The source, a strong backer of Pearce, said the GOP primary race is a 50-50 contest between Pearce and U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, who currently represents the Albuquerque-area district.
Pearce needs to get 65 percent of the vote in the southern Second Congressional District, and internal polling has him doing better than that, the source said. He needs to win 40 percent in the
To accomplish that, Pearce plans to spend a great deal of his time campaigning in
Don’t expect Pearce to continue making such quick gains. It only gets more difficult from here. And don’t expect
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