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Governor Richardson has been in the news a lot in recent weeks on a variety of issues that I have found to be both entertaining and disturbing. I only hope that the next governor, no matter who she is, is as Senator John Arthur Smith recently stated, “more concerned about child care than the wildlife.” Continue Reading
The race between Democrat Harry Teague and Republican Steve Pearce in the 2nd Congressional District remains a virtual tie, according to a new Albuquerque Journal poll. Continue Reading
A new, independent poll has Democrat Martin Heinrich leading Republican Jon Barela by 7 points in the 1st Congressional District race, but that doesn’t mean the news is all good for Heinrich. Continue Reading
There’s been remarkable consistency among polls from four companies that have surveyed the governor’s race in the last few weeks, including Sunday’s Albuquerque Journal poll. They all show Susana Martinez in the upper 40s or better and Diane Denish stuck in the lower 40s. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish has been hammering her GOP opponent because the office Susana Martinez runs bought office supplies from a business owned by an employee. It turns out that Denish, as chair of the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, voted in 2003 to give a no-bid contract to a business owned by the wife of an employee. Continue Reading
Diane Denish’s gubernatorial campaign has said her husband attended State Transportation Commission meetings as “an observer, not a participant,” but it turns out he did participate in an October 2003 meeting. Continue Reading
I got to tag along with Jon Barela’s campaign manager for debate negotiations with the TV stations and Mr. Heinrich’s team. What follows are my personal observations, the Chicken Mc Nuggets from those discussions. Continue Reading
State Rep. Jeff Steinborn says his campaign signs are being stolen – and he’s offering a reward for information that helps catch the people who are doing it. Continue Reading
The Democratic National Committee has given $250,000 to the state Democratic Party. It’s part of an effort to get those who voted for the first time in 2008 to vote again on Nov. 2. Continue Reading
Republican Secretary of State candidate Dianna Duran says she has “as much experience as anyone in the State of New Mexico related to elections,” and it’s time to use her experience to bring integrity to the office. Continue Reading
We need to make the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent, freeze non-defense, non-veterans affairs discretionary spending at 2008 levels, and agree to a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Continue Reading
District 5 Public Regulation candidate Bill McCamley says there’s a “fairly obvious” contrast between him and his opponent when it comes to ethics. He wants to contrast the race as being between a reformer and more of the same. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Polls released Monday by the left-leaning Web site Daily Kos reveal good news for Democratic 1st Congressional District candidate Martin Heinrich but bad news for the Democratic candidates for the state’s other congressional seats and governor. Continue Reading
Days after both gubernatorial campaigns released polls showing Republican Susana Martinez in the lead, a new poll conducted for a Democratic group has Martinez and Democrat Diane Denish tied. Continue Reading
Miss this weekend’s debate between Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish and Republican opponent Susana Martinez? You can still listen to it thanks to KUNM radio. Continue Reading