The Great Debate? Will Haaland and Hull Ever Share The Stage In Front Of New Mexicans?

A governor debate gets “announced” before both campaigns agree, and that small-looking scheduling story turns into a bigger question: who is actually serving the voter, the campaigns or the public? We unpack the back-and-forth around a proposed Deb Haaland vs Greg Hull debate, why TV stations don’t want a credibility mess, and why pushing debates past September can feel like a deliberate strategy when early voting is already on the calendar. If you care about New Mexico governor race coverage, debate rules, and what accountability looks like on camera, this is the kind of inside-baseball that still affects real outcomes. Then we shift to the New Mexico CD2 race with fresh polling that shows just how tight it is between Gabe Vasquez and Greg Cunningham, and why this could be the closest result on the ballot. From there, we follow the thread that quietly shapes everything: energy prices. Diesel costs, refining capacity, global supply constraints, and geopolitical tension all roll downhill into grocery bills and shipping prices, and we talk through why consumer confidence can move faster than any economic report. We also dig into SNAP food stamp reform and what it means when states finally have financial incentive to reduce errors and verify eligibility. After that, we call out the anatomy of a modern political hit piece through a Wall Street Journal story on Senator John Fetterman and the power of anonymous sourcing. And yes, we end where we always seem to end: with something you didn’t expect, including a report about parasitic worms in tuna and a Sunday Game Day segment where a bear goes after the camera in Angel Fire. Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one, share this with a friend who follows New Mexico politics, and leave a rating and review. What topic do you want us to dig into next?Website: https://www.nodoubtaboutitpodcast.com/Twitter: @nodoubtpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoDoubtAboutItPod/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markronchettinm/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D