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Biden to travel to New Mexico days before midterm election

Associated Press
President Joe Biden listens to a briefing by New Mexico Secretary of Homeland Security and Emergency Management David Dye during a meeting at the New Mexico National Guard Armory on June 11, 2022.

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is set to travel to New Mexico next week, days before the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

The White House in a statement said Biden take part in events with Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is trying to win a second term in next month’s election, and other state and local officials.

Further details on Biden's visit have not been released.

Biden’s scheduled visit to New Mexico comes after Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Albuquerque earlier this week to campaign with Lujan Grisham.

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The New Mexico governor is facing the GOP nominee Mark Ronchetti. The former TV meteorologist outpaced Donald Trump on the 2020 ballot as a Senate candidate but still finished with less than 46 percent of the vote.