Commitment 2025: More candidates join Albuquerque Mayoral race
KOAT
[{'start': '3.737', 'end': '7.740', 'text': "AHEAD.  11 CANDIDATES HAVE NOW THROWN  THEIR HATS IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR  OF ALBUQUERQUE, INCLUDING  CURRENT MAYOR TIM KELLER.  THAT IS A REALLY LARGE NUMBER OF  CANDIDATES.  MANY OF THEM VOWING FOR CHANGE.  THIS RACE WILL BE A REFERENDUM  ON THE MAYOR.  WHETHER PEOPLE THINK IT'S TIME  FOR A CHANGE OR THEY THINK THE  MAYOR HAS ACCOMPLISHED AND  PROGRESSED ENOUGH TO GIVE HIM A  THIRD CHANCE, MAYOR TIM KELLER,  ANNOUNCING HIS RUN FOR  REELECTION IN MARCH ANOTHER FOUR  YEARS, WILL MAKE A HISTORIC  THIRD TERM.  HOWEVER, THE MAYOR'S GOT A TOUGH  CHALLENGE ON HIS HAND TO GET  REELECTED.  KOAT POLITICAL EXPERT BRIAN  SANDEROFF TELLS US.  MANY OF THEM WON'T SEE THE LIGHT  OF DAY, BUT KELLER HAS HIS WORK  CUT OUT FOR HIM.  IT TAKES 3000 VALID SIGNATURESS  THAT YOU NEED TO GET FROM VOTERS  TO GET ON THE BALLOT.  THEY ALL WON'T MAKE THE BALLOT,  BUT IT DOES SHOW THAT THERE IS A  SENSE OF FRUSTRATION OUT THERE  AMONG AT LEAST SOME PEOPLE, THAT  THEY WANT TO TAKE ON AN  INCUMBENT MAYOR, BUT THE MAYOR  HAS A SIGNIFICANT BASE.  HE WILL CONTINUE TO RETAIN THAT  BASE.  AND WITH TEN OTHER OPPONENTS  SPLITTING THEIR VOTE, THE ANTI  KELLER VOTE, IF YOU WILL, THE  MAYOR THEN WOULD HAVE A VERY   GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING INTO THE  RUNOFF ELECTION.  MANY FAMILIAR FACES FROM FORMER  U.S. ATTORNEY ALEX BAEZ TO  FORMER BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF  DARREN WHITE TIM KELLER WOULD  STAND A GOOD CHANCE.  OBVIOUSLY, DARREN WHITE, LUIS  SANCHEZ, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE  REALLY WELL KNOWN.  MANY OF THESE CANDIDATES ARE  SEEKING PUBLIC FUNDING.  THAT MEANS THEY'LL GET ABOUT  $750,000 EACH OF TAXPAYER MONIES  AND REALLY BE ABLE TO GET THEIR  MESSAGE OUT THERE TO THE VOTERS.  SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT  A HOTLY CONTESTED COMPETITIVE  MAYOR'S RACE.  KELLER WELCOMING ANY CHALLENGER  HEAD ON."}]