{"id":2469972,"date":"2025-08-02T09:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-ex-biden-official-has-lost-her-own-people-in-brutal-midterm-development\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T09:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:51:51","slug":"far-left-ex-biden-official-has-lost-her-own-people-in-brutal-midterm-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-ex-biden-official-has-lost-her-own-people-in-brutal-midterm-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Far-Left Ex-Biden Official Has Lost Her Own People in Brutal Midterm Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ffar-left-ex-biden-official-has-lost-her-own-people-in-brutal-midterm-development%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=2469972&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>Deb Haaland, former Interior Secretary under the Biden administration and member of the laguna Pueblo tribe, is running as a Democrat in the New mexico gubernatorial primary. However, she faces challenges, including an endorsement of her opponent, sam Bregman, by the Sandia Pueblo tribe, which operates a significant casino and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-christian-group-snubs-trump-during-its-annual-summit\/\" title=\"Conservative Christian group rejects Trump at annual summit.\">holds considerable influence<\/a> in New Mexico&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/large-democrat-run-cities-lag-nation-in-job-recovery\/\" title=\"Large Democrat-Run Cities Lag Nation In Job Recovery\">largest metropolitan area<\/a>. This endorsement highlights a decline in Haaland&#8217;s support among Native American communities in the state,contrasting with her previous strong rallying of Indigenous people during her confirmation as Interior Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>During her time in the Biden administration, Haaland encountered criticism, notably from the Navajo Nation, over policies such as the ban on oil and gas leasing near Chaco Canyon. She was also criticized for avoiding the media and giving few interviews. One of her more controversial public moments was an October 2023 video shared during LGBT History Month, where she appeared alongside a drag queen advocate to celebrate LGBT and transgender pride, a move that drew mixed reactions online.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Haaland has made history as one of the first Native American women elected to the House of Representatives and as the first native Cabinet secretary. New Mexico&#8217;s political landscape favors Democrats,making the Democratic nominee the favourite for governor. Yet some political commentators feel Haaland&#8217;s campaign lacks clear messaging and vigor, indicating a potentially difficult path ahead in securing the governorship.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Biden administration Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running into some speed bumps on the road she hopes will take her to the top job in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/navajo-landowners-roll-bidens-interior-secretary-awesome-2-word-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haaland<\/a>, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, is running as a Democrat in the primary for governor of the state.<\/p>\n<p>But she learned last week that another Native American tribe is endorsing her opponent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sandia Pueblo, a central New Mexico tribe north of Albuquerque, endorsed Haaland&rsquo;s opponent, prosecutor Sam Bregman,&rdquo; political news outlet Axios reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Sandia Pueblo tribe is small, numbering only about 500 members, but Axios said &ldquo;it operates one of the state&rsquo;s largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-sin-city-becomes-flooded-city-shocking-rare-thunderstorm-drowns-strip-casinos-suffer-mass-damage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">casinos<\/a> and helps drive entertainment and commerce in New Mexico&rsquo;s biggest metropolitan area.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The endorsement of her opponent is &ldquo;a signal that Haaland &hellip; isn&rsquo;t galvanizing New Mexico&rsquo;s Native Americans as she did during her 2021 confirmation hearing for interior secretary, when she rallied Indigenous people in the U.S.,&rdquo; the outlet observed.<\/p>\n<p>Haaland&rsquo;s popularity may have waned during her tenure in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/political-rolodex-biden-administration-dhs-finds-massive-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> because of some of the policies she supported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Interior Secretary, Haaland clashed with the Navajo Nation, the largest tribe in New Mexico, over the Biden administration&rsquo;s ban on oil and gas leasing on lands near Chaco Canyon,&rdquo; Axios reported.<\/p>\n<p>She also &ldquo;faced criticism for avoiding the media and giving few interviews.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One interview she did participate in drew a lot of attention, but not necessarily for the right reasons.<\/p>\n<p>During &ldquo;LGBT History Month&rdquo; in October 2023, she proudly demonstrated her buy-in to the woke Biden administration ideology by sharing an interview she did with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-taxpayer-money-found-flowing-drag-queen-shows-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drag queen<\/a> dressed in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >park ranger-style garb &#038;mdash<\/a>; complete with a long red wig, matching mustache, Smokey Bear hat, forest green miniskirt and black, high-heeled boots.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To celebrate LGBT History Month, I joined outdoor advocate and climate movement icon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pattiegonia?\">@pattiegonia<\/a> to discuss how places like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StonewallNPS?\">@StonewallNPS<\/a> help tell our country&rsquo;s full and honest story. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XSIGs1qz9z\">pic.twitter.com\/XSIGs1qz9z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Deb Haaland (@SecDebHaaland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDebHaaland\/status\/1708897679898521725?\">October 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the video, Haaland gushed about how much she loved the LGBT and transgender flags and asked the drag queen, (not a real park ranger, but rather an &ldquo;outdoor advocate and climate movement icon&rdquo; who goes by the drag name of Pattie Gonia), to talk about Stonewall National Monument in New York City, which&nbsp;commemorates six days of rioting in 1969 by gays over what they complained was police harassment.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone who saw the video on social media appreciated its social and cultural value.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is embarrassing for our government<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; little brown dog (@Dualchgwp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dualchgwp\/status\/1709230120697807083?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is embarrassing for our government,&rdquo; one person commented.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Expecting people to take this seriously feels like gaslighting.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott G (@scttfrnks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scttfrnks\/status\/1709264633331101988?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Another remarked, &ldquo;Expecting people to take this seriously feels like gaslighting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, the stunt may have gone over well in the deep-blue state, which has two Democratic senators &ldquo;and backed then-Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-stumped-stephen-colbert-softball-leading-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> by six points over President Donald Trump in 2024,&rdquo; according to gender-and-politics-oriented outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/2025\/07\/new-mexico-governor-candidates-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19th News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that Haaland made history as &ldquo;one of the first two Native American women elected to the House and again in 2021 as the first Native Cabinet secretary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Democratic nominee is favored to win the general election in New Mexico, a political outlier as an overwhelmingly rural state with high poverty rates that consistently votes Democratic,&rdquo; 19th News reported.<\/p>\n<p>But Axios said at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-hilarious-moment-kamala-tries-figure-charge-democratic-party-fails-miserably\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic<\/a> political consultant felt Haaland&rsquo;s campaign &ldquo;has come off as a little lackluster with no direction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t seem like Deb has a message,&rdquo; Sisto Abeyta of TriStrategies said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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