Wednesday, July 29, 2020Call To Cancel ABQ Councilor Fizzles, Plus: More Ben Ray TV To Review
We were saddened to read “Progressive group wants City Councilor Davis to resign” about ProgressNow New Mexico’s unfortunate demand that Albuquerque City Councilor Pat Davis resign. Our legislative districts overlap with City Council District 6, where Councilor Davis has been a key leader and ally to us for years on progressive policies related to gun control, criminal justice and police reform, immigration, cannabis legalization, LGBTQ protections and many other important issues. ProgressNow wanted Davis to resign over his 2004 shooting of a black man while serving on the DC police force. The call was a misfire for the very group that Davis himself led as executive director at its inception. Now ProgressNow and its new leadership may have to keep an eye on its donor base. LUJAN TV: TAKE 2 Dem US Senate hopeful Rep. Ben Ray Lujan comes with his second TV ad which focuses on the negative impact the coronavirus has had on restaurant sales and Lujan's support (and that of about every other congressman and senator) of the PPP program that is helping restrauteurs and other businesses stay afloat. Lujan and Santa Fe Bite owner John Eckre both appear in the required face coverings throughout the spot. Eckre narrates the ad as the video shows his employees preparing takeout with close-ups of scrumptious looking menu offerings. The script:
 Eckre does a solid narration, coming across as sincerely grateful and authentic. There are no factual errors in the ad and the script is clear. But at the risk of nitpicking. . . Eckre, who is a tall drink of water, is seen with Lujan walking through the restaurant side by side towering over the much shorter Lujan. And at the end of the 30 second spot, the director scores a perfect close-up of Lujan smiling as he listens, but instead of ending there, the ad cuts to a less flattering profile shot of Lujan standing at the restaurant counter with Eckre. So the ad ends up very good but not excellent. Lujan has a big polling lead and is heavily favored to win, but he is pumping big money into this campaign (already $3.3 million in cash on hand ) and with his TV pro opponent Mark Ronchetti warming up in the wings, excellence should be par for the course. THE BOTTOM LINES A possible replacement for Rio Rancho GOP State Rep. Tim Lewis who has withdrawn his candidacy? How about GOP Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull? His name has been circulating. . . This is the home of New Mexico politics. E-mail your news and comments. (newsguy@yahoo.com) Interested in reaching New Mexico's most informed audience? Advertise here.   (c)NM POLITICS WITH JOE MONAHAN 2020 |
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