GOP Switches Horses in Governor’s Race
From Times Wire Reports
Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson was so far ahead in campaign fundraising that some Republican insiders questioned whether their candidate, Santa Fe radiologist J.R. Damron, could even compete.
So Damron has dropped out.
About 100 Republicans meeting in Albuquerque voted unanimously to support a more aggressive candidate, businessman and former state GOP Chairman John Dendahl, to replace Damron.
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