In Republican debate, little talk about big money
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Donald Trump says the nation’s campaign funding system is ‘broken,’ but other presidential hopefuls largely avoid the issue. Continue Reading
A response to Donald Trump’s recent comments
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Sir, you really made me angry. The things that you said about Mexicans? Back in the 1800s there were lots of people saying the same things about the Irish. Continue Reading
Putting this week’s polls in context
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What to make of this week’s polls of the U.S. Senate and presidential races and the governor’s popularity? Put them in the context of other recent polls and the picture becomes clearer. Continue Reading
Mormons in the borderlands
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Mitt Romney’s run for the presidency has cast some attention on the little-known history of Mormon settlement in the northern Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. Continue Reading
Johnson may make N.M. more difficult for Romney
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson “takes New Mexico off the table for Mitt Romney,” one Democratic strategist is asserting in a new article by Politico. Continue Reading
Mitt will ‘stick’ in NM… stick it to the middle class
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What’s at stake in this election is a choice between an economy built from the top down or an economy that thrives on the middle class’ ability to work, earn and provide for their families. Continue Reading
Martinez likes parts of health-care law
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Gov. Susana Martinez complained about the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act but told reporters other provisions in the law are important for ‘taking care of that very needy population.’ She said she wants to keep the law in its entirety – or at least parts of it. Continue Reading
Johnson has some appeal on the right and left
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‘Most Americans are fiscally responsible and socially tolerant, and I am for sure,’ former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson told NMPolitics.net in explaining why he believes his long-shot Libertarian bid for president might actually work. Continue Reading
Out of touch and out of time
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President Obama has been too wedded to the old-school liberalism of more regulation, more government control and higher taxes to keep his promises to the people. Continue Reading
How Microsoft and Yahoo are selling politicians access to you
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Microsoft and Yahoo are selling political campaigns the ability to target voters online with tailored ads using names, Zip codes and other registration information users provide when they sign up for free email and other services. Continue Reading
Shocker! Mitt will stick in NM
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Mitt Romney is going to stick in New Mexico. That’s the sticker. Shocker. Continue Reading
Gary Johnson plays the role of spoiler
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Until reform gives third-party candidates a chance to become viable, perhaps spoilers are our best hope of keeping the two-party system in check. Continue Reading
Ron Paul speaks in El Paso
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Though Mitt Romney has pretty much locked up the GOP nomination for president, Ron Paul is still running for president, and he was in El Paso on Wednesday. Continue Reading
Johnson is likely Libertarian presidential nominee
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Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson “appears to have locked up the Libertarian Party’s nomination for president,” the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Let’s lower our voices and moderate our tone
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I am not an expert on women, but I see no virtue in pitting American women of any party, race, age, social status or ethnic group against each other, nor do I see any gains to be made from using our differences as a weapon to bloody the opposition. Continue Reading