Surge in crime, defund the police push are top issues in House special election

Surge in crime, defund the police push are top issues in House special election

Taking a page from a Republican playbook that resulted in some unexpected victories in House elections last November, GOP candidate Mark Moores is focusing much of his campaign in Tuesday’s special election for a vacant congressional seat in New Mexico over a surge in crime and the push by some on the left to “defund the police.”