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With the nation鈥檚 eyes on New Mexico鈥檚 2nd Congressional District race, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., spoke at a Wednesday news conference for Republican challenger Greg Cunningham near Downtown Albuquerque.

Standing alongside law enforcement and other midterm candidates, Johnson called Cunningham, a former Marine and retired police officer, a 鈥渃ommon-sense leader.鈥�

鈥淭he president won this district,鈥� Johnson said. 鈥�(Voters) are for common sense. They are not for crazy and they're going to get an opportunity in this election to vote for common sense.鈥�

In November, Cunningham will face off against Democratic incumbent Rep. Gabe Vasquez for control of a varied congressional district that stretches from Las Cruces to Albuquerque鈥檚 South Valley. Their matchup is expected to be one of the most closely watched U.S. House races during the midterm elections.

鈥淭he truth is this race is going to be close,鈥� Vasquez said Wednesday.

A Cunningham win could further solidify Republican control in the House, while a third-term victory for Vasquez could make way for a Democratic recapture. Currently, the House is narrowly controlled by Republicans in a 118-112 split.

Meanwhile, during his stump speech Johnson acknowledged findings from the , which predicted that House control will hinge on just 21 toss-up races.

鈥淭hat's why the Speaker of the House is here and our colleagues to stand with Greg and ensure that he gets elected,鈥� Johnson said.

Republicans are betting big on Cunningham, who has twice failed to win a seat in the state Legislature. The GOP announced in April that its plans to spend $3.8 million on televised ads in Albuquerque and Las Cruces to support Cunningham as part of a nationwide $153 million effort.

Vasquez called those numbers 鈥渆ye-popping鈥� and insulting to working Americans, who he said are struggling to get by with high food and oil prices. Such strong financial support is indicative, Vasquez said, that Cunningham would fall in line with President Donald Trump and allies if elected.

Vasquez pointed to cuts to food assistance and Medicaid as a result of the big, beautiful bill as a preview of what鈥檚 to come.

Cunningham, however, said the bill ultimately helped Americans, for example, by eliminating tax on overtime. When asked if he supported vast cuts to food assistance programs and Medicaid despite high enrollment rates in New Mexico, Cunningham said he didn鈥檛 support 鈥渨illy-nilly cuts.鈥�

鈥淲hat concerns me is fraud,鈥� Cunningham said.

New Mexico has the highest food assistance enrollment rate in the country at 20% but also one of the highest enrollment error rates at 16.6% according to a legislative report.

While Cunningham was the focus of the news conference, national implications and Johnson鈥檚 presence drew the most attention.

While law enforcement from southern New Mexico greeted Johnson, about two dozen protesters gathered outside.

鈥淕o home,鈥� they shouted, their voices echoing into the warehouse.

As Johnson鈥檚 entourage left, one protester wore a mask of Trump while walking another protester on a leash, the person鈥檚 face covered by a cardboard cutout of the House speaker.

Whether shouted through a megaphone or spoken at a podium, ultimately, the message from both Democrats and Republicans was the same.

鈥淚 only have one word: vote,鈥� said protester Leah Robinson.

Gillian Barkhurst is a general assignment reporter for the Journal. She can be reached at gbarkhurst@abqjournal.com.