Look for Lujan Grisham to get VP consideration next year
Michelle Lujan Grisham has an impressive résumé. As governor she’s been highly visible by pushing New Mexico into national debates on hot topics like vehicle fuel efficiency and free college tuition. She isn’t afraid to take strong stands on issues when doing so will anger conservatives and sometimes even the progressive wing of her own party. She’s a female person of color.
And she appears to have boundless energy.
For all those reasons, there’s a good chance she will end up on the successful Democratic presidential candidate’s short list for vice president.
I hesitated for awhile to write this column. New Mexico’s last governor got lots of buzz in political discussions about vice president. The two governors before her ran unsuccessfully for president. The falls of Bill Richardson and Susana Martinez were swift and painful to watch, and no positive mark for New Mexico.
And to be clear, this column is no endorsement of Lujan Grisham for vice president. I don’t endorse. While I like some things she’s done as governor, I have concerns about others, including the way she has treated some employees — especially her firing, via proxy, her first education secretary, Karen Trujillo.
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