{"id":18600,"date":"2020-11-06T10:58:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T17:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=18600"},"modified":"2020-11-09T12:39:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:39:28","slug":"new-mexicos-place-on-the-national-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/new-mexicos-place-on-the-national-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico\u2019s Place on the National Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8hNrRyS15g\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><br>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 6<\/strong><strong>, 2020 \u2013 <\/strong>Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel take a close look at the state\u2019s place on the national stage. New Mexico went blue in the election for president, but many of its counties were red, making the state more \u201cviolet,\u201d according to political science professor Lonna Atkeson. The Line also looks at New Mexico\u2019s rural\/urban divide, and the political strategies and leadership of the state\u2019s two major parties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Gene Grant&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line Panelists:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Merritt Allen, Vox Optima\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Lonna Atkeson, UNM political science\u202fprofessor\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Martha Burk, political psychologist and women\u2019s issues expert\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1514732\/a-tale-of-two-states.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Tale of Two States<\/a> \u2013 <em>Albuquerque Journal<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 6, 2020 \u2013 Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel take a close look at the state\u2019s place on the national stage. New Mexico went blue in the election for president, but many of its counties were red, making the state more \u201cviolet,\u201d according to political science professor Lonna Atkeson. 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