Eddington IS WOKE
In a small New Mexico town in May 2020, Sheriff Joe Cross locks into a bitter mayoral fight with Ted Garcia that turns pandemic rules and street unrest into a violent local powder keg. Neighbors choose sides as the contest spirals beyond ordinary politics. Eddington follows Sheriff Joe Cross, a small-town lawman who decides to challenge Mayor Ted Garcia for control of Eddington, New Mexico, while COVID restrictions and outside protest energy already fray daily life. Cross pushes back against the mayor’s handling of masks, lockdowns, and public order, turning routine enforcement stops and town-hall friction into open campaign warfare. Garcia digs in, using his office and local alliances to paint Cross as reckless and unfit. Residents begin picking camps; old grudges surface at stores, clinics, and street corners. A single standoff between the two men lights the wider fuse, and Cross finds