ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor this year, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state.
But first she has to convince New Mexicans that they should keep Democrats in charge. The state persistently ranks near the bottom nationally on poverty, crime and public education, and disenchanted voters are pleading for change.
A loss would be embarrassing for Democrats, who hold all the top state offices and have controlled the Legislature nearly continuously for almost a century. Haaland blames President Donald Trump for compounding the state’s problems by cutting social
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