NEW MEXICO'S TWO CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR SQUARED OFF MONDAY AT A JOINT APPEARANCE IN ALBUQUERQUE. REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT SUSANA MARTINEZ SAYS SHE'S KEPT HER PROMISES WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION AND TAX REFORM. SHE SAYS NEW MEXICO LEADS THE NATION IN IMPROVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES AND HAS INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN STATE GOVERNMENT.
BUT DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER GARY KING SAYS NEW MEXICO NOW HAS THE WORST ECONOMY IN THE COUNTRY. HE SAYS THE STATE HAS INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY BY ABOUT 20-THOUSAND FAMILIES.
THE CANDIDATE FORUM WAS SPONSORED BY A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE GROUP…AND BROADCAST LIVE ON KOB TV.
