Mark Ronchetti, the Republican nominee for the open U.S. Senate seat in New Mexico, is now calling himself the outsider.

If Ronchetti cared about truth in labeling, he would have to bill himself as the contortionist.

He twists, turns and maneuvers into all sorts of ugly, conflicting positions. The result is Ronchetti will act like anyone but himself.

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