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Runoff election called, voters to pick between Keller and Lewis on Nov 14th Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE WITH MOREON HIS CAMPAIGN.>> NOW TO VOTE.NANCY: I WILL GET OUT OF THE WAYAND SHOW YOU WHAT IS HAPPENINGRIGHT NOW.>> I AM SO PROUD AND HUMBLED TOBE CHOSEN BY ALBUQUERQUETONIGHT.TO BE ON THAT PATH AND.[APPLAUSE]>> IF YOU CAN'T TELL BY LOOKINGAROUND OR WHAT YOU SAW AT THEPOLLS TODAY OR THE PHONE CALLSHE RECEIVED, WE HAD A SMALL ARMYHELPING US.I WANT TO START OUT WHY THINKINGEVERY SINGLE DOLLAR HERE WHOHELPED MAKE -- VOLUNTEER THATHELPED MAKE THIS HAPPEN.WE HAD A BLOCK BY BLOCK CAMPAIGNAND IT SHOWED TODAY.THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE]>> A FEW FOLKS I WANT TO THANKESPECIALLY, I HAVE SOMEIMPORTANT PEOPLE WITH ME ONSTAGE.THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE TOTHINK I'M FIRST AND FOREMOST, MYTWO AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD ARE INBED, BUT MY WIFE IS HERE WITHME.ELIZABETH -- [APPLAUSE]>> I AM SO LUCKY.ALSO, MY MOM AND DAD ARE HERE,AS WELL.[APPLAUSE]>> AND MY IN-LAWS ALSO,BROTHER-IN-LAW, MOTHER-IN-LAW,FATHER-IN-LAW.I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE FOLKSWHO HELPED.WHEN WE STARTED THIS INFEBRUARY, WE SAID WE WERE GOINGTO DO THINGS DIFFERENT.WE WERE GOING TO GO BLOCK BYBLOCK AND DO IT THEOLD-FASHIONED WAY.THERE WERE FOLKS BEHIND THESCENES THAT HELPED PUT THATTOGETHER.JESSIE AND ALAN FROM RIO, IDON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY AREHERE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.[APPLAUSE]EVERYONE AT RIO STRATEGIES, ISEE DANICA, GIVE US A WAVE.[APPLAUSE]AND THERE ARE THREE OF THE MOSTPOPULAR PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT.BRITNEY, OUR ORGANIZER.[APPLAUSE]>> AND SOCHI, WHO IS ALSO HERE.GIVE US A WAVE.[APPLAUSE]>> AND HE RARELY SHOWS UP INPUBLIC, BUT THERE IS HAYDEN,EVERYBODY.[APPLAUSE]TIM: AND OUR AMBASSADORS.GIVE US A WAVE.THANK YOU SO MUCH.SO TONIGHT WAS A VERY STRONGMESSAGE FROM OUR CITY, AND IWANT TO SAY WHEN THIS STARTED,WE WOULD HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL FORONE VOTE ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE ANDWE WERE HOPING FOR 33, BUT TOHIT 40 IS A TESTAMENT TO OURVISION.IT IS A TESTAMENT TO EVERYONEHERE TONIGHT.[APPLAUSE]BYRON: -- TIM: THANK YOU SO MUCH.THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS TO THANKBUT I DO WANT TO MENTION ONEMORE GROUP OF FOLKS.WE HAVE BEEN HELPED ALL ALONGFROM WORKING FAMILIES ALL ACROSSOUR COOKIE.I WANT TO THANK OURFIREFIGHTERS.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOUDO, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO TO --FOR OUR CITY.[APPLAUSE]TIM: AND I WANT TO THINK OURPOLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO.APD, FRONTLINE OFFICERS WHO AREHERE.POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION,THANK YOU SO MUCH.SHELLY: WE WILL CONTINUEWATCHING THAT AND BRING YOU MORETHROUGHOUT THE NEWSCAST.MEANTIME, COUNCILOR DAN LEWIS ISKELLER'S ONLY CHALLENGERTONIGHT, AND IT'S LIKELY BOTHCOULD BE IN A RUNOFF COMENOVEMBER.LET'S GO TO FLIX BREWHOUSE WHEREACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MATTHOWERTON HAS BEEN TALKING TOCOUNCILOR LEWIS DURING HIS WATCHPARTY.[APPLAUSE]MATT: YEAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE HEREARE EXCITED ABOUT DAN LEWIS'STURNOUT IN THE ELECTION.A LOT OF PEOPLE NOT EXPECTING ATRUE WINNER TO WALK AWAYTONIGHT.WE SAW KELLER THANKING HISSUPPORTERS BUT HE DOESN'T HAVETHE 50% TO CLINCH THIS ELECTIONYET.A WAY THINGS ARE SHAPING UP, WECOULD SEE LEWIS AND KELLER SHAPEOFF IN NOVEMBER.LEWIS TALKED TO DOZENS OFSUPPORTERS AND SHARED STORIES.HE HAS PROMISED TO BE TOUGH ONCRIME, RACE OFFICER PAY AND HIREA NEW POLICE CHIEF.KELLER HAS A STRONG LEAD RIGHTNOW, BUT IF A RUNOFF HAPPENED,LEWIS SAID IT WOULD BE A WHOLENEW BALLGAME.>> WE HAVE EIGHT CANDIDATES INTHIS RACE AND EVERYONE HASBROUGHT A LOT TO IT.WE WILL GET A LOT OF SUPPORT.WE WILL CONSOLIDATE A LOT OFSUPPORT, LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE FROMAROUND THE CITY AND IT WILL BECLOSE.MATT: AND LEWIS TELLS US HEWANTS TO BE A FRESH START FORHOW.HE SAYS HE EXPECTS MORE PEOPLE