President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in New Mexico later this month. The announcement has people wondering where New Mexico will fall on the electoral map in the election."As I talk to Hispanic voters, they've softened up towards Trump tremendously. After the last election, they still didn't much care for him through 2018, but beginning this year, people saw the paychecks, those were increasing, the taxes were going down," said New Mexico GOP Chairmen Steve Pearce.The Republican Party of New Mexico and Pearce announced that New Mexico has officially been named a target state by the Trump campaign."That's an official designation. That's significant because it means that the campaign is going to designate more money for the state than the amount normally for any state," Pearce said.New Mexico state Rep., Deborah Armstrong, a Democrat, said we should expect more visits as we get closer to Election Day."I would assume that we will get visits of some sort. We usually do, although we are not one of the early states for primaries, so it's not generally a target state, but we've certainly had visits from lots of candidates," Armstrong said.She said the president's visit might not have the effect that some people are hoping for."We certainly have a strong Democratic leaning, so how useful that will be, I don't know," Armstrong saidIn 2016, Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton took New Mexico. The Trump campaign thinks that was because former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson was also running for president, taking votes away from Trump. The rally is Sept. 16 at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho at 7 p.m. Details haven't been released on how to get tickets.

President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in New Mexico later this month. The announcement has people wondering where New Mexico will fall on the electoral map in the election.

"As I talk to Hispanic voters, they've softened up towards Trump tremendously. After the last election, they still didn't much care for him through 2018, but beginning this year, people saw the paychecks, those were increasing, the taxes were going down," said New Mexico GOP Chairmen Steve Pearce.


The Republican Party of New Mexico and Pearce announced that New Mexico has officially been named a target state by the Trump campaign.

"That's an official designation. That's significant because it means that the campaign is going to designate more money for the state than the amount normally for any state," Pearce said.

New Mexico state Rep., Deborah Armstrong, a Democrat, said we should expect more visits as we get closer to Election Day.

"I would assume that we will get visits of some sort. We usually do, although we are not one of the early states for primaries, so it's not generally a target state, but we've certainly had visits from lots of candidates," Armstrong said.

She said the president's visit might not have the effect that some people are hoping for.

"We certainly have a strong Democratic leaning, so how useful that will be, I don't know," Armstrong said

In 2016, Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton took New Mexico. The Trump campaign thinks that was because former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson was also running for president, taking votes away from Trump.

The rally is Sept. 16 at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho at 7 p.m. Details haven't been released on how to get tickets.