Hello Democrats,
From opposing federal protections on abortion and favoring tax cuts for the wealthy, to supporting draconian immigration policies and embracing extremism, Donald Trump and No-Answer Nella Domenici share many of the same priorities that are too MAGA for New Mexico.
Voters still don’t know much about where No-Answer Nella stands on issues, but it’s clear that the candidate, who recently moved back to New Mexico after being recruited to run by national Trump allies, has more in common with the former president than she wants to admit.
✅On abortion, Trump and Nella both oppose federal protections which would leave the door open to more extreme bans in states across the country. Trump continually takes credit for overturning Roe v. Wade and has called for punishing women who get an abortion.
✅On economic policy, Nella and Trump share similar favoritism towards the wealthy. Thanks to Trump’s tax cuts for the rich, billionaires paid less taxes than the working class for the first time in history during his term. Nella has come out in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy, the kind that she and her Wall Street buddies would benefit from.
✅On immigration, Nella is following Trump’s lead on the border. As two East Coast Elites who have spent little time in a border state, Trump and Nella espouse similar rhetoric with racially charged language to broadly characterize asylum seekers and immigrants as criminals, terrorists, & drug traffickers while refusing to work with Democrats on solutions. Trump even ordered Congressional Republicans to reject a bipartisan border deal with Democrats, just so he and MAGA candidates like Nella could campaign on the issue.
✅On embracing extremism, Nella’s alignment with Trump on extremism is perhaps most concerning of all. In a recent Time interview, Trump said he would consider pardoning the January 6th insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol. Nella has been silent when it comes to rejecting MAGA attacks on democracy, in fact, she donated the max amount allowed to Yvette Herrell who voted against certifying the 2020 election results. She also accepted campaign money from Debbie Weh-Maestas, one of the fake electors who tried to falsely give New Mexico’s electoral votes to Trump after he lost the 2020 election. Nella refuses to return the cash, which is no surprise given that she was recruited by MAGA Trump allies to be their candidate and puts their agenda over New Mexico’s.
