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Debating in New Mexico
By Hilary Nachem on 08/20/2010 @ 03:14 PM
Last night was the first debate in the New Mexico gubernatorial election. The topic was education, and EMILY's List candidate Diane Denish excelled.
She spoke passionately about public school reforms to ensure that students across the state receive the opportunities they need to be successful in school and in life.
Her opponent, Sarah Palin endorsee Susana Martinez, who's now notorious for taking the single largest donation in the history of the state -- from the same developer who bankrolled the infamous Swift Boat attack ads in 2004-- and who's under scrutiny for her management of state funds, including no-bid contracts and Wall Street-style bonuses for her employees, did not have such a good showing.
At the debate Martinez couldn't seem to gets her facts straight about what education policies she supports. In the primary, Martinez advocated for months for a school voucher program that would take state aid away from the public schools, but now claims the exact opposite. Well Susana, Diane remembers and so do New Mexico’s voters. As NM Politics reported, "Susana’s been caught in one big whopper, but in a bizarre showing of chutzpah, seems to be doubling down on it." We couldn’t agree more. The audacity that Martinez shows when flip-flopping solely for political gain is shocking, and not what the women and families of New Mexico need in a governor.
EMILY's is so excited to rally our supporters to champion Diane Denish, who is calling Martinez out on her extremist views and who is the leader New Mexico needs.
Go get ’em Diane!
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