Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign stop in New Mexico on Sunday is worth watching for two reasons: The state is one of the GOP’s best opportunities to flip a Democratic governorship. And the Republican nominee has gotten this far without help from Donald Trump.

Why it matters: New Mexico has the largest share of Hispanic voters of any state in the country. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is currently the nation’s only Latina governor. But she’s unpopular — and with Hispanic voters poised to continue their rightward shift, Republican Mark Ronchetti, a former TV meteorologist, is suddenly in play.

He’s well positioned after soundly defeating several MAGA allies in the GOP primary. Real Clear Politics shows Lujan Grisham’s polling lead is within the margin of error.

New Mexico has surpassed more traditional battlegrounds like Michigan and Pennsylvania on the GOP’s radar due to the nomination of weak Republican candidates in those states.