Dec. 2—Steve Pearce set out to turn the state red when he became chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico six years ago — a tough feat in what has become a reliably blue state. But Pearce, a former congressman and state representative whose third and final two-year term as chair ends Saturday, said he never envisioned the goal to be a short game. More @Wikipedia
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