Carl vs. The Machine: Trujillo nixes debates with David Coss in Roundhouse race

Carl Trujillo

Capitol Report New Mexico - Two years ago, Carl Trujillo came within a hair’s breadth of pulling off a stunning upset when he came within 80 votes of upsetting Speaker of the House Ben Luján (D-Nambé) in the Democratic primary in House District 46 that makes up parts of Santa Fe, Nambé, Pojoaque and other communities in northern New Mexico. Luján has stepped down and now Trujillo is facing Santa Fe Mayor David Coss, who says he won’t step down from his mayoral duties should he win. Holding two offices at once? That has raised some eyebrows. But Trujillo has politicos talking as well as the 45-year-old who works at the Los Alamos National Laboratory has refused to debate Coss — and in an interview with Capitol Report New Mexico on Monday (April 23), Trujillo says he has no intentions of changing his mind between now and the June 5 Democratic primary. “In modern day politics, it seems the debates are so polarizing and so toxic and so bitter and there’s real issues out there,” Trujillo said just before hosting one of a series of what his campaign calls “listening parties” at a Pojoaque restaurant. “Rather than going through that other process [of debates] I’d rather spend that time listening to the people.” Coss’ reaction? “I guess that’s his choice. I did 14 forums in my last campaign,” Coss said in a phone interview Monday. “This is a Democratic Party forum, sponsored by the party and I’m a proud Democrat.” Read More News New Mexico

Carl vs. The Machine: Trujillo nixes debates with David Coss in Roundhouse race