Valerie Plame’s Candidacy

There’s a good piece in The National Interest on Valerie Plame and her Congressional candidacy. However, the article doesn’t address the local issues and topics surrounding the race.

Here’s the last paragraph:

New Mexico’s third congressional district is currently represented by Rep. Ben Ray Lujan who is forgoing reelection to run for U.S. Senate. Plame and eight others are currently candidates in the competitive Democratic primary, including a state representative, the Santa Fe District Attorney, and a former New Mexico Deputy Secretary of State. While she’s garnered no major endorsements, she is the leader in financial contributions, with donors that include actors Bryan Cranston and Naomi Watts. Her opponents accuse her of concealing the fact that her donors are overwhelmingly out-of-state. The district is D+8, and the eventual nominee will presumably sail to victory in the general election.

You can read the article here.