Just so I'm clear...

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Well, in his defense, prison populations are down,

and someone has to make money from them.

Irony, not sarcasm.

I myself live in New Mexico, and I sincerely hope Ronchetti is very soundly defeated. I think his presence on TV is going to help him far more than it should. I don't happen to own a TV, haven't since I moved to this state in 2008, so I've never seen him on the air, lucky me.

People often check off a name that is familiar to them, without paying any attention to who the candidate actually is, or what they stand for. A very New Mexico example is that in 2014 the Democrats in New Mexico selected Gary King as their candidate for Governor, mainly because Gary's father Bruce had been Governor some years earlier. Simple name recognition.

I did not vote for King in the primary, but for the candidate I honestly thought best qualified. Who that was doesn't matter any more.