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Did you miss us? Thanks, we missed you, too.\u00a0

After a three-week hiatus, New Mexico in Focus returns this week with an all-new episode built around a cornerstone of our mission: election coverage. And we\u2019re kicking things off with the biggest statewide race on the ticket this year: the race for governor between Democrat Deb Haaland and Republican Gregg Hull. They are, of course, both looking to step in when termed-out Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham leaves office on Dec. 31.\u00a0

Most if not all of you are familiar with the \u201cdebate over debates\u201d \u2014 or, as I prefer to call it, Abbott and Costello routine \u2014 that\u2019s been playing out in this race over the last several weeks. You can explore the long of it here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>. But for brevity\u2019s sake, the short of it is that Hull and Haaland are unlikely to share a debate stage before Election Day.\u00a0

To be clear, NMPBS was not a party to any of these ultimately failed debate negotiations; we did not offer that sort of event to either campaign. Instead, we are covering the race in the format we\u2019ve settled into the last few years, one we hope will give you a clearer look at the candidates\u2019 pitches for the top job in state government than a made-for-social-media cage fight or a joint news conference: in-depth interviews with Hull and Haaland.\u00a0

You can also watch those conversations on our YouTube page<\/a>.
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And buckle up \u2014 we\u2019re gonna bring you a whole mess of these kinds of interviews over the course of the next month. Here\u2019s the coverage schedule: \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 9: Both candidates for the soon-to-be vacant state Commissioner of Public Lands job \u2014 and we\u2019ll have a story from the field that matches the theme of that race, too, plus a debate over the constitutional amendment on this year\u2019s ballot that would create salaries for lawmakers.\u00a0

Oct. 16: The race for New Mexico\u2019s Congressional District 2 is one of the most closely watched in the country \u2014 with the balance of power in Congress potentially hanging in the balance \u2014 and we\u2019ll dive deep with both candidates in that contest.
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Oct. 23: Congressional District 1 takes the spotlight, alongside one of the candidates for the open New Mexico Secretary of State position.\u00a0

Oct. 30: We\u2019ll round things out with Congressional District 3 and the other nominee for SoS.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I said, we\u2019re thrilled to be back, and I hope you\u2019ll follow along as we eschew the age-old question, \u201cWho\u2019s on First?\u201d and do our election coverage thing.\u00a0

– Jeff Proctor, Executive Producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n