{"id":3215,"date":"2008-05-12T22:51:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-13T04:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/05\/domenici-endorses-in-3rd-district-not-senate-primary\/"},"modified":"2008-05-12T22:51:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-13T04:51:00","slug":"domenici-endorses-in-3rd-district-not-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/05\/domenici-endorses-in-3rd-district-not-senate-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Domenici endorses in 3rd District, not Senate primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/SCkeeoyZuRI\/AAAAAAAAFtk\/yXA7VXUV13U\/s1600-h\/Domenici,+Pete.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/SCkeeoyZuRI\/AAAAAAAAFtk\/yXA7VXUV13U\/s200\/Domenici,+Pete.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199720756469676306\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>U.S. Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/domenici.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pete Domenici<\/a>, R-N.M., said on Friday that he won\u2019t endorse either GOP candidate seeking to replace him, but he has endorsed Republican Marco Gonzales in the 3rd Congressional District race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Domenici\u2019s decision to stay out of the Senate primary between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherforsenate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Wilson<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleforpearce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Pearce<\/a> is a blow to <st1:city st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Wilson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, long considered Domenici\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9 and someone he was grooming to take his place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Domenici said he will work hard to ensure the primary winner is victorious in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cI can guarantee you that, not only will I endorse the winner, but I will work very, very hard,\u201d the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/abqnews\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=7194&amp;Itemid=2\" target=\"_blank\">Albuquerque Journal<\/a> quoted the retiring senator as saying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Meanwhile, Domenici\u2019s endorsement of Gonzales was announced in a postcard mailed to Republican across the 3rd District. Gonzales is a former staffer in Domenici\u2019s <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cBecause Marco understands our unique cultures and interests and is a man of principle and conviction, I know he will serve us well in Congress,\u201d Domenici said in the postcard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Gonzales said he was \u201chumbled\u201d by Domenici\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cHe is an honored American statesman and a true <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> legend who has dedicated his life to fighting for the people of our state,\u201d Gonzales said in a news release from his campaign. \u201cThe knowledge and experience I gained from the senator will allow me to fight for the needs of the 3rd District and allow me to help protect our economy, our land and our children\u2019s futures.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., said on Friday that he won\u2019t endorse either GOP candidate seeking to replace him, but he has endorsed Republican Marco Gonzales in the 3rd Congressional District race. Domenici\u2019s decision to stay out of the Senate primary between Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce is a blow to Wilson, long considered Domenici\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3215\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}