We dig into a question New Mexico insiders are asking out loud: why is there no Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, why did the governor field take so long to form, and why is fundraising such a grind? We talk about what statewide campaigns do to families, why party chairs can’t “pick a nominee” anymore, and how voter registration trends suggest New Mexico could drift back toward swing-state territory later in the decade even if 2026 stays tough. We also unpack why Ben Ray Luján is a uniqu...