Heather Wilson's 'Surprise Guest'
Updated at 6:31 p.m.
It's on in New Mexico.
A day after New Mexico Republican Gov. Susana Martinez declared her neutrality in the New Mexico GOP Senate race and put some extra distance between herself and Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, who made his Senate bid official the same day, former Rep. Heather Wilson is going the extra yard to play up her own ties to the governor.
On Wednesday, Wilson's campaign posted two photos on her campaign's Facebook page, featuring the governor and Wilson seated together.
"The Governor was a surprise guest at my speech at the Economic Forum this morning. Great to sit with her! These photos are a little blury [sic], but things in politics move quickly! :)" Wilson writes in the caption to one of the photos.
"Susana makes me look bad by eating healthy while I scarf down the tortillas and eggs. . . :)" Wilson notes under another photo.
When asked about the nature of the governor's appearance at the event, her spokesperson, Scott Darnell said that when Martinez is in Albuquerque, she tries to attend the Economic Forum and was not there specifically for Wilson's speech.
Martinez made clear Tuesday that she isn't endorsing either candidate right now, but she took the unusual step of further distancing herself from Sanchez, saying in a statement, "to prevent this race from becoming a distraction, Lt. Governor Sanchez will not be given responsibilities in my administration beyond the select few provided for in the state Constitution."
Martinez and Sanchez don't have the best relationship, state observers have noted. But Wilson and Martinez are not known to be particularly close either.
Still, it looks like Wilson is going to go the extra yard to cozy up to Martinez whenever possible.
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