Voters in poll want deliberation on open committees

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The vast majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said the governor should allow consideration during the current session of a proposal to open legislative conference committees to the public. Of 144 voters, 125, or 87 percent, said he should allow consideration of the proposal, while 19, or 13 percent, said he should not. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll, located at the top of the right column on this page. Continue Reading

Michelle Obama to be at NMSU at 7:30 p.m. Monday

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Michelle Obama’s rally for her husband Barack’s presidential campaign will start at 7:30 p.m. on Monday and will be held in the Corbett Center Ballroom on the New Mexico State University campus. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tickets are not required, but you can RSVP, which the campaign encourages, by clicking here. Bags, signs and banners will not be allowed into the event. For more information, call (505) 205-6689. Continue Reading

Photos from Clinton’s ABQ event

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Here are some photos of people who attended Hillary Clinton’s Saturday-evening event in Albuquerque. I’ll have photos of Clinton up in a separate posting soon. Here’s her daughter Chelsea: State Auditor Hector Balderas: Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chàvez: Some Ron Paul supporters outside the Clinton event: And a couple of shots of the crowd: Continue Reading

Obama leads Clinton in new N.M. poll

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A new poll of New Mexico Democrats – the first conducted since Bill Richardson left the presidential race – has Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton by six points. However, that’s within the margin of error of 7 percent. The statewide survey of 207 New Mexico Democrats who are likely to vote, conducted Jan. 22-31, had Obama up 48 percent to 42 percent, with 10 percent undecided. “It seems like a great poll, but we know that we are underdogs in this state and we’re going to scrap and fight for change,” said Obama spokesman Trevor Fitzgibbon. Continue Reading

Photos of Obama in Santa Fe

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I apologize for the delay of my coverage of Barack Obama’s Friday visit to Santa Fe. Turns out I’m a one-man show covering the visits by Obama and Hillary Clinton to New Mexico because my videographer/photographer friend is ill. Here are some photos I took at the Obama event. Check back later for video and my observations and analysis of the Obama visit, and photos, video and analysis of Clinton’s visit. A few other notes: You can watch video of Obama’s Albuquerque visit by clicking here. Continue Reading

Photos from Obama’s Santa Fe event

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Barack Obama has yet to take the stage at the rally in Santa Fe. While I’m waiting, I thought I’d share some photos I’ve taken. Here’s New Mexico Highlands Board of Regents President Javier Gonzales: State Reps. Nate Cote and Jeff Steinborn of Las Cruces: Obama supporters outside the event: Update, 7:15 p.m. Here’s a view of what’s happening inside the event. We’re still waiting for Obama:Update, 7:30 p.m. Here’s the crowd: Continue Reading

I’m heading north to cover Obama, Clinton visits

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I’m going to spend the next two days covering visits to Northern New Mexico by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and I wanted to share my plan so you can stay updated on what’s happening. I am going to attend Obama’s rally in Santa Fe, which begins today at 6:45 p.m. at the Witter Fitness Center Gymnasium at Santa Fe Community College, located at 6401 Richards Avenue. I won’t be at Obama’s appearance this morning at the Albuquerque Convention Center’s Kiva Auditorium, located at 401 2nd Street. On Saturday, I’ll be in Albuquerque covering Clinton’s visit. The time and location have still not been announced. Continue Reading

Hillary Clinton to visit Las Cruces on Saturday

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Hillary Clinton will be in Las Cruces on Saturday to campaign for president, her campaign has just confirmed. The rally will follow events in Los Angeles and Tucson. No other details were immediately available, and there’s no word on whether she will visit Northern New Mexico as well. I’ll have more details as soon as they are available. Update, 9:50 p.m. The campaign has confirmed that Clinton will also visit Albuquerque on Saturday. Continue Reading

Udall raises more than Wilson and Pearce combined

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U.S. Rep. Tom Udall raised more than $1 million for his Senate bid during the fourth quarter of 2007, beating the combined total raised by the two leading Republicans in the race, U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce and Heather Wilson. Udall, the Democratic frontrunner, raised just over $1 million and spent about $118,000 during the quarter, and began 2008 with more than $1.7 million in the bank. “We’re very proud of the strong, statewide support Tom Udall has received, including contributions from each of New Mexico’s 33 counties,” said Amanda Cooper, Udall’s campaign manager. “Tom Udall has a strong record of getting things done for New Mexico, both as a tough attorney general and a five-term congressman. Continue Reading