NYT map is useful. 90% of the #NM01 vote comes from Bernallillo County, which shifted left in 2020 = blue is "bluer since 2016."
Story for both parties was less racial politics, more local party leaders picking the candidates who'd won swing seats.
Story for both parties was less racial politics, more local party leaders picking the candidates who'd won swing seats.
https://twitter.com/cam_joseph/status/1379460747915358208
And I forgot the map! But you see it here - some precincts where Rs gained over 2016, a lot more where Dems gained. Crucial context: In 2016, Gary Johnson was on the ballot. Most of his protest voters ended up going Dem in 2020. 
GOP candidate's first TV ad doesn't mention that he's a Republican or that he has some Hispanic heritage. Not impossible for GOP but tough. It's just notable that a state party that challenged the 2020 electoral vote recruited a less ideological-sounding R
This is a departure from the 2017 PA election, where both parties held conventions - Rs went with a less appealing right-winger, Ds went with Conor Lamb.
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