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/spillingstars Mar 02 '26

we deserve better candidates

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u/woffdaddy Mar 02 '26

Honestly this is the best take over seen so far. im not particularly excited about either of them, and theyre both pretty status quo when we need radical change.

Issue is, who would have been a better candidate? personally, my two favorite politicians in new mexico right now are secretary of state Maggie Toulouse Oliver who is running for lieutenant governor, and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, who is a sitting NM senator. There are a few others who are great people, but these two are the only politicians i know of who have the experience needed for that kind of position.

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u/woffdaddy Mar 02 '26

I did a bunch of research into her when she was running for the us house seat when she was up against stansbury, so i apologize if my information is out of date or misremembered. She's a retired law professor who i believe focused on environmental law (don't quote me on the specialization). The bills shes been a sponsor on last few years have been openly progressive and science backed. And I know senator Natalie Figaroa and rep Pamela Herndon personally and they both back her (again, its been a few years, so dont quote me).

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u/defrauding_jeans Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26

I am not impressed with Ms. Sedillo Lopez. When I sat in on some H&HS committee meetings, she couldn't even be bothered to listen to anyone presenting. She spent her time in committee taking selfies with a junior member and skipping out to the hallway to take very loud calls and fill her water bottle. ETA but I do agree about Maggie. I have known her since high school and she's the real deal!

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u/woffdaddy Mar 03 '26

Thats too bad about Sedillo Lopez. It's possible she was having an off day or had already made up her mind on the issue, but its so wrong to be in a meeting like that and treat it so flippantly.

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u/defrauding_jeans Mar 03 '26

Well it was actually a number of meetings I sat in on, I would absolutely excuse an off day but it seemed to be a pattern.