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Note to political candidates: You shouldn’t make claims you can’t back up with proof. If you can’t provide proof, the political system in which you operate has given the public all the reason in the world to believe you’re lying. Continue Reading
Tom Mullins, the Republican challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján this year, claimed today in a fundraising e-mail that a recent poll has him neck-and-neck with his opponent. But the way Mullins characterized the poll isn’t accurate. Continue Reading
Susana Martinez may have all the momentum in the world, she may have a great marketing plan of anti-Richardson themes, and she may even have the soccer mom from Alaska on her side – but her Achilles heel may be the simple fact that her running mate is a Hispanic as well. Continue Reading
The head of the federal agency that coordinates the fight against drug trafficking in New Mexico says Susana Martinez’s claim that she has “taken on members of the most violent Mexican drug cartels” is accurate. Continue Reading
Former Lt. Gov. candidate and state Rep. Brian Moore’s grocery store has settled a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging discrimination against a job applicant who had a learning disability. Continue Reading
I was talking at the coffee shop recently about the upcoming elections and I indicated that my gullibility does not run deep. I used to be much more gullible than I am now. I was cured while taking pictures at a rodeo. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A new poll finds that the New Mexico governor’s race remains a statistical tie. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday removed Carol Sloan from her $90,000-a-year job as an elected member of the Public Regulation Commission after she was convicted in April of two felonies. Continue Reading
The father of a victim whose case is featured in Diane Denish’s newest attack ad on Susana Martinez is coming to Martinez’s defense after Democrats asked him to denounce the way Martinez’s district attorney office handled the case. Continue Reading
Diane Denish’s newest TV ad attacking Susana Martinez for plea bargaining two cases involving crimes against children makes an unsubstantiated leap when it claims Martinez “allowed” child predators to avoid the sex offender registry. Continue Reading
I believe this campaign will be about where Diane Denish and I stand on the issues that matter to voters. I am confident this fall voters will support an agenda of bold change that challenges the status quo and delivers real results. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish unveiled on Monday a detailed plan aimed at making New Mexico’s workforce more competitive by improving education, with the centerpiece being community college scholarships. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they will vote for Republican Matthew Chandler in the attorney general’s race. Continue Reading
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has released 60 pages of documents related to her schedule. The records tell us about the public events in which Denish took part but nothing about time Denish spent in her official capacity meeting with constituents or doing things other than appearing at public events. Continue Reading
If negative campaigning helps a candidate win, it does so by discouraging people from voting or getting involved in the political process in other ways. I hope you’ll join me in rejecting the gubernatorial candidates’ spin-filled, negative campaigning. Continue Reading