THE CANDIDATES ARE SET FOR THE NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR’S RACE…DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN-GRISHAM AND REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS THE CAMPAIGN NOW ENTERS A NEW PHASE FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S PRIMARY. HE EXPECTS THE CAMPAIGNS TO BE IN FULL SWING BY JULY 4TH.
MONAHAN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT WAS REMARKABLE THAT LUJAN GRISHAM WON TWO-THIRDS OF THE PRIMARY VOTE IN A THREE CANDIDATE FIELD. MEANWHILE, HE SAYS PEARCE WILL HAVE TO DO WELL IN BERNALILLO COUNTY IF HE’S TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
