Former Guantanamo Bay Deputy Commander Army Brig. Gen. Greg Zanetti, who appears regularly on
and who we
, has formed an exploratory committee for a 2010 run for Governor of New Mexico.
Zanetti, a Republican, has not formally announced his run, but Joe Monahan got wind of it the other day on
.
Does the GOP stand a chance for statewide office? New Mexico now has an all-Democrat Congressional delegation for the first time in a loooong time. And polls show Gov. Bill Richardson's popularity sinking—but is it enough to overcome the Republican Party's Bush taint?
Here's a statement we got from Zanetti, fresh off the email server:
More after the cut.
