Weatherman Mark Ronchetti, who ran against and lost to Ben Ray Lujan last year, decided to run in the GOP Primary for governor of New Mexico next year.
With his name recognition and the fact that Lujan was an empty suit candidate, I expected Ronchetti to do a lot better in the senate race or even possibly win. He lost by 6%. Some suspect election fraud turned the election.
By no means is Ronchetti a card-carrying conservative and he even badmouthed President Trump prior to his campaign.
The Republican Party of Bernalillo County posted the following on Facebook (bold font mine):
REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY GETS ANOTHER ENTRY BRINGING TOTAL TO EIGHT CONTENDERS
Former US Senate candidate Mark Ronchetti joins Commissioner Jay Block, Representative Rebecca Dow, RTLCNM ED Ethel Maharg, former congressional candidate Karen Bedonie, former US Senate candidate Louie Sanchez, retired officer Greg Zanetti, and businessman Tim Walsh in the race for the 2022 Gubernatorial Republican nomination.
The BCGOP pre-primary county convention will take place some time around late January or early February of 2022.
At present, I am on the fence on who I am going to support during the primary, but it is definitely not Ronchetti. I also requested an interview with him last year and got no response. That's a no-no in my book.
My criteria for support is that the candidate has strong conservative credentials, a good campaigner and can raise funds to win.
Gov. "Malevolent Michelle" Lujan Grisham may be underwater popularity-wise now, but don't underestimate her. The Democrat Party is strong in Santa Fe and Albuquerque areas as well as in some other areas of the state. A Republican nominee needs to concentrate on those areas to dilute her vote.
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