Vulnerable House Dem Loses Seat After Controversy Over Biden Energy Comments

Graham Piro
November 3, 2020 7:10 PM

New Mexico Republican Yvette Herrell ousted Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D., N.M.) in a race defined by the Democratic Party's attacks on fossil fuels.

New Mexico Dem Scrambles to Distance Herself From Biden on Fracking

Torres Small slammed fossil fuel industry as activist

Graham Piro
October 21, 2020 1:00 PM

A vulnerable New Mexico Democrat campaigning as an advocate for the energy industry in an oil-rich district is scrambling to separate herself from presidential nominee Joe Biden and her past anti-oil activism.

‘Moderate’ New Mexico Dem Endorses Late-Term Taxpayer Funded Abortion

Pro-abortion PAC is Torres Small's largest backer

Graham Piro
September 24, 2020 6:10 PM

Abortion has taken center stage in one of the nation’s most competitive congressional races after the Democratic incumbent endorsed taxpayer funded, late-term abortion despite campaigning as a moderate in 2018.

Vulnerable New Mexico Democrat Condemns AOC for Cheering Decline of Oil Prices

'A champion for the working class should be a champion for all workers'

Collin Anderson
April 22, 2020 3:00 PM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Tuesday drew fire from a fellow freshman Democrat for cheering on the collapse of oil prices.