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NM-Gov: The return of Wilson?

by: BruinKid

Sat May 30, 2009 at 1:32 AM EDT

So I went with some friends to the taping of Real Time with Bill Maher tonight. The panelists were former Bush UN ambassador John Bolton, former Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM), and CSI: NY actor Hill Harper. Before the show began, one of Bill's writers came out to prep the audience, and when explaining who the guests were, said that Wilson was running for Governor of New Mexico.

This was a surprise to me, as I had no idea that she was interested in running. And maybe the writer was simply confused. But it seemed maybe to be a piece of inside information that he didn't realize was not public yet, and maybe had heard backstage when they meet the guests for the evening.

So take it for what it's worth. He may have been completely wrong, or not. We'll soon find out.

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NM-Gov: The return of Wilson? | 10 comments

I was disappointed with the guest list tonight

I mean really, Josh "I hate the UN but make me UN ambassador" Bolton and a rejected Republican who lost a fratricidal primary? The first guy was good before the panel and New Rules was great but really a panel with two conservatives on a show who's audience is probably 95 percent progressive? Come on Bill!

But anyways, NM has changed so fundamentally in the last 3 years I don't see even a moderate Republican like Wilson having a shot.

by: fitchfan28 @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 06:16:23 AM UTC

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Yeah

versus Diane Denish, Wilson would get destroyed.

I'd like to see Steve Pierce also run for governor too.

by: skaje @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 08:44:33 AM UTC

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Wilson's not even that moderate

pragmatic.

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by: ArkDem the Ragin Cajin @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 18:19:37 PM UTC

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It Shows You How Bad Your Country's Economy Is

When even Maher had to scale back the number of panelists on his show from three to two.

by: Don't Tase Me, Bro! @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 22:32:52 PM UTC

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agreed

I'm not really worried about New Mexico myself either. I think Diane Denish will have a rather easy time against all comers.

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by: skywrnchsr509 @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 14:36:48 PM UTC

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Totally agree

I think the only way we lose is without Denish and, even then, due more to Democratic fatigue. GOPers haven't held that seat since 2002 under Gary Johnson, who rankled the GOP rank-and-file almost as much as he did the opposition.

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by: Tiger in BlueDenver @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 21:26:36 PM UTC

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OT: How do you get tickets to Maher's show?

by: davybaby @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 17:17:29 PM UTC

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If it wasn't mentioned during the show,

maybe she'd intended to make an announcement on Maher's program, and he forgot to bring it up. Bill, you blew it!

by: homerun @ Sat May 30, 2009 at 23:40:27 PM UTC

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It's somewhat of a "open secret"

In New Mexico and DC political circles. It's not public yet that's the assumption of people in the know.

by: Populista @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 01:06:31 AM UTC

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This seat is a hold

and Wilson really isn't that moderate...it's just as Campaign Diaries explained, she's a conservative, but conciliatory, Republican whereas Steve Pearce is an all-out fighting conservative.

Who do you think will be on the ticket with Denish? I hope state Auditor Hector Balderas makes the jump (he's a rising star in the party and LG would be a great way to boost his profile), but that now seems less likely.

by: DFLer @ Sun May 31, 2009 at 18:11:45 PM UTC

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