Local radio stations are behaving this morning like Tom Udall, scion of the old, Western political family, and incumbent Congresscritter in northern New Mexico's 3rd District, has announced, although there's nothing on the web to that effect. However, Don Wiviott, who had announced for the Senate seat absent Udall's decision, announced today that he's withdrawing from the Senate contest to run for Udall's seat in the House...Marty Chavez, the loathsome, DINO Mayor of Albuquerque, is still in the race, too, on the Dem side. There are at least three serious GOP contenders, including both Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce, who are also sitting Congresscritters, NM1- and NM-2, respectively. Heather was Domenici's heiress apparent and passive lapdog until she nearly came acropper on the uninspired campaign run against her last year by Patsy Madrid. Pearce has been a non-entity in Congress, gaining his only repute as a Bushevik rupper-stamp.
Tom Udall, the long-time back-bencher occupying the NM-3 seat (northern New Mexico) is seen by many observers as having pretty much a lock on the Senate seat being relinquished next year by "Pajama" Pete Domenici, if he decides to run for it. In a field of near-unknowns (Wiviot, et al), too-well knowns (loathesome Albuquerque machine mayor, DINO Martin Chavez, has announced for the seat, too) and with Diane Denish, the State's very popular Lt. Gov. taking herself out of the running recently (saving herself for a run at the Gov. job in 2010), with Bill Richardson committed to the presidential contest, Udall would/should be the overwhelming favorite against any GOP candidate (the field includes Heather Wilson, Domenici's heir-apparent/little laptop, and Steve Pearce, the Bushevik-loyalist incumbent in NM-1). Polls show Udall winning handily over ANY GOP candidate.
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