It looks like the Trump Campaign sees a possible opening in New Mexico along with two other states that he lost in 2016.
While New Mexico is a "blue" state with its Democrat voters, counties outside of Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces are "red" areas with some "blue dog Democrats" or Reagan Democrats.
According to an article in Politico:
President Donald Trump is targeting a trio of states that he lost in 2016 — a move aimed at widening his path to reelection that comes as he’s struggling in the Rust Belt states that propelled him to the White House.
Trump officials are zeroing in on New Mexico, Nevada and New Hampshire, where they insist there’s an opening despite heavy losses Republicans suffered there in the midterms. They’ve deployed around a half-dozen staffers to New Hampshire and several to Nevada, an unusually early investment in places that favor Democrats. And the campaign is doing polling to tease out Trump’s level of support in New Mexico, a focal point for campaign manager Brad Parscale, and they have discussed dispatching aides to the blue state.
The radical liberal Democrats have angered people in New Mexico during the battles over gun control a few months ago along with illegal immigration. If Trump can concentrate on Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces and other areas where radical leftists are concentrated, major inroads in the state can be made.
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