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The Albuquerque Journal’s final polls of the 2010 election cycle show races shifting even further toward Republicans in the final days. Continue Reading
A flyer hitting mailboxes this week purports to be trying to dissuade people from writing in little-known candidate Kenneth Gomez for governor. Don’t be fooled. The mailer actually appears to be about trying to get people to vote for Gomez instead of Republican Susana Martinez. Continue Reading
Looking for information on the candidates’ final finance reports, which were due Thursday? Here are some links. Continue Reading
My opponent is running a mud-slinging ad attempting to rewrite history by maligning my record as a district attorney for one reason: because he’s about to lose his job. Continue Reading
I was thinking it sure would be nice to have a poll where “conjecture” stories were listed and readers could indicate to what degree they were believable. So take this poll, and I will compile the answers to see how each one was believed. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Police are investigating allegations that someone involved in the Doña Ana County Republican Party illegally altered seven voter registration forms to change new voters’ party affiliation from “declined to state” to Republican. Continue Reading
Yes, there really have been an unusually high number of false claims made by politicians in TV ads, debates, interviews, mailings and elsewhere this election cycle. Continue Reading
Republican attorney general candidate Matt Chandler’s new attack ad spins the truth, while the central claim in Democratic candidate Gary King’s new ad appears to be patently false. Continue Reading
In a recent letter to a local paper, my opponent attempted to “clarify why the current caseload undermines public safety and effectiveness of our judicial system.” With all due respect, neither the facts nor the numbers support the claims of my opponent. Continue Reading
UPDATED: It’s rare to see a political forum these days that is a true debate, stays civil, and focuses on issues that actually mater to voters. But New Mexico First and the state’s public television stations hosted debates in each congressional district this year that accomplished just that. Continue Reading
I don’t have any scientific evidence to support this, but it sure feels like political attack advertisements are tougher than ever this year. Continue Reading
While Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has chaired the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority’s board of directors, an insurance company controlled by Denish’s family has made money by helping the agency obtain various types of liability insurance. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican Jon Barela is leading Democratic incumbent Martin Heinrich in the 1st Congressional District race by 2 points, according to an internal poll released today by Barela’s campaign. Continue Reading
The economic evidence is clear; a larger private sector means more jobs and higher income for all of New Mexico’s residents, not just those lucky enough to be employed in the public sector. Continue Reading
A day after dueling polls from the gubernatorial candidates showed Republican Susana Martinez leading Democrat Diane Denish by either 1 point or eight points, a new poll has Martinez leading by 10 points. Continue Reading