VIDEO: Ortiz y Pino airs his first TV ad
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Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Jerry Ortiz y Pino is the latest candidate unveil a TV ad. Watch it here. Continue Reading
Martinez leading Weh and Denish in new polls
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Polls show Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez ahead in the primary and leading Democrat Diane Denish by six points in a potential November contest. Martinez is now the likely – but not certain – winner of the primary, but the honeymoon with a state that’s just discovering her will soon end. Martinez’s journey would only get more difficult after the primary. Continue Reading
Republican PRC primary race gets nasty
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The Public Regulation Commission District 5 GOP primary race has degraded into a nasty battle between Jamie Estrada and Kent Evans. Continue Reading
Does the government have the right to be your dietician?
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Why aren’t more taxpayers questioning the government’s authority to regulate against issues such as obesity? Is it the government’s role to regulate obesity? If we tax products that are high in calories, shouldn’t we also subsidize products that aren’t, such as vegetables? Continue Reading
Martinez pulls ahead of Weh, poll finds
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Susana Martinez has an 11-point lead over Allen Weh in the Republican gubernatorial primary race, a new poll shows. Martinez’s hard-line stance on immigration is apparently resonating, while Weh’s attempt to defend himself from her accusation that he supported amnesty hasn’t worked. Continue Reading
Martinez softens rhetoric against Denish
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After being called out last week for falsely saying Lt. Gov. Diane Denish has done nothing to combat corruption, Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez is toning down the rhetoric a bit, now saying Denish has “failed to lead on the issue of corruption.” Continue Reading
House speaker, county commissioner tied to church paving
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House Speaker Ben Luján and Santa Fe County Commissioner Harry Montoya pushed for the use of public money to pave a church parking lot near Lujan’s home in Nambé, according to an e-mail from the county’s public works director. Continue Reading
Weh backed White in 2008 congressional primary
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh has made a big fuss about state GOP Chairman Harvey Yates inserting himself into the race by calling Weh’s ads dishonest. But when Weh was party chairman, he took sides in a GOP primary by giving campaign contributions. Continue Reading
Holding GOP leadership accountable
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On Sunday, GOP Chairman Harvey Yates took sides in a TV ad fight between two of my opponents in this race. His involvement breaks our rules, shows a bias and betrayed the neutrality Republican Party officials are supposed to respect. Continue Reading
Misleading campaigning is nothing new for Weh
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When state GOP Chairman Harvey Yates called out Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh for running dishonest ads, he was only scratching the surface of a systemic problem that has plagued the Weh campaign from the start. Continue Reading
For the GOP, a moment of truth
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If ever a political party was given a shot at power by discredited incumbents, it would be the Republican Party of New Mexico in 2010. Nevertheless, it is far from clear that Republicans will convince a skeptical public to allow them to govern the state, no matter how eager it is for change. Here’s why. Continue Reading
Santa Fe T.E.A. Party accuses Weh of deceptively spinning endorsement
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The state GOP chairman isn’t the only one calling out Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh for misleading campaigning. The Santa Fe T.E.A. Party is accusing Weh of deceptively claiming he was endorsed by the head of the New Mexico tea party – when there is no statewide tea party organization to head. Continue Reading
GOP chairman calls out Weh over ‘misleading’ ads
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The chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico says he can’t ignore dishonesty in his own party any more than he can in the Democratic Party, and that’s why he’s calling out GOP gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh for running misleading ads attacking opponent Susana Martinez. Continue Reading
Who’s behind robocall attacking Colón?
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UPDATE: Who’s behind a robocall that went to Democratic voters around the state on Saturday attacking Lt. Gov. candidate Brian Colón? That remains a mystery. Continue Reading
Check out profiles of Democratic land commissioner candidates
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Trying to figure out who to vote for in the Democratic land commissioner primary? With today’s profile of Harry Montoya, NMPolitics.net has now given all three Democratic land commissioner candidates an opportunity to explain their vision for the office. You can find those links here. Continue Reading