Martinez leads by 12 in new poll
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez is leading Democrat Diane Denish by 12 points in a new poll conducted for KOB-TV in Albuquerque. Continue Reading
Coverage of Bill Clinton’s rally for Denish
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Former President Bill Clinton was in Española on Thursday to rally supporters of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish. Continue Reading
Family tie colored DA’s 2003 bidding process
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There was an unusual connection in 2003 between the man who submitted a bid on behalf of his company to District Attorney Susana Martinez’s office for development of a new case management system and the employee who accepted it. Continue Reading
Auditor candidate Chavez diagnosed with brain tumor
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UPDATED: Republican State Auditor candidate Errol Chavez has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and is currently hospitalized, the state GOP said late tonight. Continue Reading
Stop using government e-mail for political purposes
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I’ve written about this before, but three incidents from the last few days make me think it’s time to say it again: It’s not appropriate to use government e-mail for political purposes. Continue Reading
Rush explains ‘Christian nation’ video
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A web video getting attention in the media shows Republican Land Commissioner candidate Matt Rush taking about restoring America as a Christian Nation and taking the fight to the “enemy.” Those are common statements in evangelical churches, but what exactly did Rush mean by them? Continue Reading
Governor, SOS, land commissioner are hottest races
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A look at who the GOP is giving money to reveals which statewide races the minority party believes it has the best chance to win. The top three in the last reporting period were the contests for governor, secretary of state and land commissioner. Continue Reading
Watch Luján’s debate with Mullins
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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., and his Republican opponent Tom Mullins debated this weekend. Click on the headline to watch. Continue Reading
Beyond 2010: Will Dems turn to reformers like Balderas?
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Imagine if the Democratic Party rebuilt after Nov. 2 around reform-minded politicians like State Auditor Hector Balderas. If the expected bloodbath forces the party to change, some Democrats have told me, maybe it won’t be so bad for the party after all. Continue Reading
Martinez leads by 9 in new poll
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A new poll has Republican Susana Martinez leading Democrat Diane Denish by 9 points in the governor’s race. Continue Reading
Martinez now says she wouldn’t buy office supplies from aide again
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When the Albuquerque Journal first reported in August that Susana Martinez’s office had purchased office supplies from a company owned by one of her top deputies, Martinez said she would do it again as governor. Two months later, she’s changed her mind. Continue Reading
Herrera e-mail appears to be about politics
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An e-mail from Secretary of State Mary Herrera to former employee James Flores appears to show that she asked Flores to help her re-election campaign by getting involved in the GOP and discouraging Republicans from running a candidate against her. Continue Reading
Herrera accuses whistleblower of staging break-in
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Secretary of State Mary Herrera is accusing whistleblower A.J. Salazar, a former employee, of staging a break-in at his law office to try to implicate her in an alleged crime and hurt her re-election chances. Continue Reading
Pearce, Teague aren’t being honest about pay raises
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Democratic congressional candidate Harry Teague is deceptively spinning the facts with his claim about Republican opponent Steve Pearce taking $46,000 in pay raises while in Congress. Pearce is flat-out lying when he claims that Teague took $38,000 in pay raises during his time in Congress. Continue Reading
Pearce calls Obama the ‘duly elected president’
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Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Steve Pearce says Barack Obama is the “duly elected president,” and he’s trying to steer the conversation about his race against Democrat Harry Teague back to the economy. Continue Reading