Debate Summary from Capitol Report

Diane Denish

From Capitol Report New Mexico - Democrat Diane Denish and Republican Susana Martinez met for their second gubernatorial debate on Sunday (Sept. 27) and while neither candidate committed any gaffes or delivered any knockout blows, both seemed more self-assured than at the first debate and each threw plenty of jabs at the other. The debate, in front of about 400 people at the Congregation Albert synagogue in Albuquerque, went on for just over one hour and can be seen in its entirety here, thanks to KRQE-TV, Channel 13.


Susana Martinez



Here are some of the highlights and, for what it’s worth, my analysis of the day’s back-and-forth: Jobs - Denish, who is trailing in the polls, came right out in her opening statement and hit two topics that she repeated throughout the debate: that Martinez is “fighting for big corporations” while describing herself as a job creator who knew how to run a small business. Martinez later responded by saying that government does not create jobs but that it creates “an environment for jobs” by devising policy that promotes growth. Read more here:

Debate Summary from Capitol Report