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Published: 18 May 2021 18 May 2021

nm repubs in txSeveral Grant County Republicans attended New Mexico GOP Convention in Amarillo, TX. Among them were from left, Kathy Davis, Cyndi Donovan, Richard Miller and Carol Miller.

By Frost McGahey

Nine Republicans from Grant County made the eight-hour trip to Amarillo, TX to attend the New Mexico State Convention. It had to be held in the Texas town because Governor Lujan Grisham restricted public gatherings to 150 people. Over 400 New Mexican Republicans from all over the state attended this event.

Party chair Steve Pearce, from his extensive contacts as a congressman, was able to obtain nationally-recognized speakers: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and Ohio U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan.

Governor Noem said, "I knew your governor when we were both in Washington. She was mouthy back then, too." That line was greeted with applause.

The theme of the gathering was Operation Freedom. Chairman Pearce organized the event because, "People need to hear positive words when New Mexico is in trouble because of our governor."

One attendee noted that last year it only took $25 to fill up her gas tank. Now it was $60.

The contrast between wide-open Texas and locked-down New Mexico was a wake-up call for many. Republicans vowed to work to vote Lujan-Grisham out of office in 2022. One attendee came up with the slogan, "Ditch the Witch."