{"id":2260014,"date":"2024-06-04T22:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T02:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabe-vasquez-and-yvette-herrell-rematch-set-for-new-mexico-house-seat\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T22:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T02:34:17","slug":"gabe-vasquez-and-yvette-herrell-rematch-set-for-new-mexico-house-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabe-vasquez-and-yvette-herrell-rematch-set-for-new-mexico-house-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabe Vasquez and Yvette Herrell to Face Off Again for New Mexico House Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgabe-vasquez-and-yvette-herrell-rematch-set-for-new-mexico-house-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260014&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Gabe Vasquez and \u200cformer GOP Rep. Yvette Herrell emerged victorious\u200b in their primary elections, \u2063setting the stage for a competitive rematch in New Mexico\u2019s\u200d 2nd \u2062Congressional District. The lack of challengers for \u200btheir\u200d party nominations\u2063 expedited their path to\u200d the November election,\u200b promising an\u2063 intense and closely watched \u200cpolitical showdown. Vasquez faces challenges due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-thought-police-ask-should-classic-rock-songs-be-toppled-like-confederate-statues\/\" title=\"New York Times Thought Police Ask: Should Classic Rock Songs Be Toppled Like Confederate Statues?\">past allegations<\/a>, adding complexity\u2062 to\u2064 the race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) and former GOP Rep. Yvette Herrell won their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3023080\/elections-new-jersey-new-mexico-dc-south-dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>primary elections<\/a> on Tuesday night, sealing their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3019459\/gop-new-mexico-pickup-opportunities-congress-primaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>competitive rematch<\/a> to control New Mexico\u2019s 2nd Congressional District. <\/p>\n<p>The races were called shortly after polls closed at 9 p.m. Eastern, as both Vasquez and Herrell did not face challengers for their party\u2019s nominations. The two will go on to face each other in the November election in what is shaping up to be one of the most watched elections of the 2024 cycle. <\/p>\n<p>Vasquez could face an uphill battle to reclaim the seat as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3025945\/republicans-slam-vulnerable-new-mexico-democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he faces backlash<\/a> from criminal allegations dating back 20 years ago. Those reports, which were independently confirmed by the <em>Washington Examiner, <\/em>said Vasquez used a racial slur when calling his former place of employment in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>The call occurred after Vasquez was allegedly fired for falsifying data from Research Data Design Incorporated and \u201chad been calling harassing employees\u201d before the incident in which he called the company and asked for \u201cChris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the employee didn\u2019t know who he meant, he said, \u201cChris, the n*****,\u201d and the employee hung up. He called back to another employee and asked for Chris again, saying, \u201cChris, the black man,\u201d before laughing and hanging up.<\/p>\n<p>The July 29, 2004, police report indicates Vasquez was charged with one count of \u201cUSE OF TELE TO TERRIFY, INTIMIDATE, THREAT, HARASS,\u201d which is a misdemeanor in New Mexico. However, the case was suspended in 2008, according to the report, which likely means the investigation was abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Vasquez previously denied ever using the racial slur, calling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-denies-he-wants-50-million-to-stay-in-green-bay\/\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers Denies He Wants  Million to Stay in Green Bay\">report \u201ccategorically false<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is another example of how desperate Republicans are lying about my character rather than focusing on delivering for New Mexico,\u201d Vasquez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13476727\/gabe-vasquez-scandal-new-mexico-democrat-racist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told the Daily Mail\">told the <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13476727\/gabe-vasquez-scandal-new-mexico-democrat-racist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told the Daily Mail\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Republicans have since seized on those reports, with the National Republican Congressional Committee using his comments against him in fundraising missives. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unacceptable behavior from a Member of Congress,\u201d Delanie Bomar, a spokeswoman for NRCC, said. \u201cGabe Vasquez clearly has a problem with authority and this pattern of behavior shows he is unfit to serve. Do Hakeem Jeffries and Vasquez\u2019s House colleagues agree?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vasquez won the seat after defeating Herrell by less than 1 point in the 2022 midterm elections. Before that, Herrell held the seat after winning the district by 7.4 points in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, the seat has been deemed a toss-up and is rated as D+1. The district has especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-jim-acosta-admits-to-media-bias-against-the-president\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019S Jim Acosta admits to media bias against the President\">attracted national attention<\/a>, as no incumbent has been able to win reelection to that seat in the last two election cycles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) and ex-GOP Rep. Yvette Herrell secured primary wins, gearing up for a competitive rematch in New Mexico\u2019s 2nd Congressional District. Both emerged uncontested and are set to battle for control. The victory paths were swift, with polls closing at 9 p.m. Eastern, ensuring an exciting political face-off in the district<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2260015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MixCollage-04-Jun-2024-06-34-PM-2547.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2260014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MixCollage-04-Jun-2024-06-34-PM-2547.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2260014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2260015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2260014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2260014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2260014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}