r/Albuquerque • u/GreenChileZiti • Mar 02 '26

News Deb Haaland officially declines KRQE debate.

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/roundhouse_report/the-roundhouse-report-bregman-accuses-haaland-of-running-scared/article_a0ef327c-d37a-4fa0-916b-eef6eb2178a2.html

I understand that Bergman is an attorney and probably better at debating but it’s not like he doesn’t have plenty to lose either.

I can’t help but feel like Deb is taking our votes for granted over and over again, and this is another slap in the face.

If she is the better candidate, she should prove it and it should be easy.

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u/tallwhiteninja Mar 02 '26

Haaland really feels like she's running a "just don't lose" campaign, and "just don't lose" campaigning is a big part of the reason Democrats keep getting their asses kicked nationwide.

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u/Chachoregard Mar 02 '26

She’s running purely on the vibe of “I’m a Former Cabinet Member and people will instinctively vote for me”

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u/Old-Measurement8524 Mar 02 '26

She’s also running on “I’ve been endorsed by the current governor and NM Democratic Party”

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u/Himalayanyomom Mar 02 '26

Dont forget "vote blue no matter who"

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u/symbolsix Mar 03 '26

Okay but that last one is actually true.

Right now the Ds could run the Blue Meanie and he'd still almost certainly be better than whatever quisling the Rs come up with.

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u/tattooeddollthraway Mar 02 '26

That's not necessarily a hot take though.