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Sowards gets prominent mention as tea party candidate

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | March 2, 2011

Investors.com is out with a new article asserting that tea party candidates are “rookies no more,” and it’s pointing to Republican Greg Sowards of Las Cruces as one candidate who is ready to rumble in 2012. Continue Reading

Griego considering CD1 run – if Heinrich runs for Senate

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | February 24, 2011

State Sen. Eric Griego, D-Albuquerque, says he will seriously consider running for the 1st Congressional District seat in Congress next year – if the current U.S. representative, Democrat Martin Heinrich, opts to give up the seat to run for U.S. Senate. Continue Reading

Thank you, Sen. Bingaman, for an opportunity of a lifetime

By Joshua Baca | February 23, 2011

My family and I are forever thankful for the wonderful opportunity afforded to me by Senator Bingaman and his staff more than 10 years ago, when I was selected to be a U.S. Senate page. Continue Reading

New Mexico education: Show us the money!

By Thomas Molitor | February 23, 2011

New Mexico and America are spending more money on education while producing worse outcomes. What if we shut down the schools and invest the money instead? Just let the kids stay home and study on the Internet. Continue Reading

We must allow Americans to go back to work

By Steve Pearce | February 22, 2011

Drilling platforms are not simply switches that can be turned on and off at will. They are workplaces, sources of livelihood and security for the thousands of Americans who were once employed there. Continue Reading

NM political deck to be reshuffled once again

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | February 22, 2011

“The Bingaman dominoes” doesn’t quite have the same ring as “the Domenici dominoes” did during the 2008 election cycle, but look for a similar reshuffling of New Mexico’s political deck now that U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman is retiring. Continue Reading

Rick Santorum and Sarah Palin – running in 2012

By Sarah Lenti | February 21, 2011

Following along in my who’s running and who’s not series, I write today to tell you that former Senator Rick Santorum is running for president in 2012. And if I ever questioned whether Sarah Palin was running for president (and I did), I no longer do. Continue Reading

Heinrich to ‘actively consider’ Senate run

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | February 20, 2011

U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., says he will “actively consider” running for the Senate seat being vacated next year by Jeff Bingaman. Continue Reading

Luján says he’s focused on his current job

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | February 18, 2011

Sources tell NMPolitics.net that U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., is considering running for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman, But Luján isn’t saying that. Continue Reading

Pearce will ‘look at’ Senate race

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | February 18, 2011

Politico is quoting U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., as saying he’s not in any rush to make a decision but will “look at” running for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman. Continue Reading

Additional statements on Bingaman’s retirement

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | February 18, 2011

Here are more statements sent out today from politicians about the retirement of U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman. Continue Reading

Bingaman says he’s made his best effort

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | February 18, 2011

Jeff Bingaman has always been one to speak plainly, and today was no exception when he explained why he has decided to retire from the U.S. Senate. Continue Reading

Bingaman won’t seek a sixth term

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | February 18, 2011

UPDATED: U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., will retire rather than seeking a sixth term next year. He plans to make the formal announcement this afternoon in Albuquerque. The announcement will be webcast live. Continue Reading

NM Republicans not sold on Johnson

By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net | February 15, 2011

In the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Gary Johnson isn’t the current frontrunner even in his home state of New Mexico. Continue Reading

Forget the divide: It’s time for leadership and innovation

By Johnny F. Luévano Jr. | February 15, 2011

Our obsession with “interest-group politics,” combined with scare-tactic rhetoric on both sides of the aisle, has led to the makings of a divided country well on the way to a financial day of reckoning. Continue Reading

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