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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
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
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
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
It’s that time again. It’s that lonely time in the political cycle when 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is questioning everything and everyone around them. And, you know what that means. It’s resignation time! Continue Reading
A planned Monday radio debate between Democratic U.S. Rep. Harry Teague and Republican challenger Steve Pearce appears to have fallen apart, with both candidates accusing the other of backing out. In addition, another planned radio debate in Artesia remains in limbo. Continue Reading
What was designed to be a sanitized question-and-answer session on border security on Monday was instead a contentious debate between Democratic U.S. Rep. Harry Teague and Republican challenger Steve Pearce. Continue Reading
I applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for acting on July 30 to pass the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act. Now it’s time for the Senate to do the same. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., and his Republican challenger Steve Pearce will jointly appear on the radio on Monday in the Las Cruces area to discuss border security issues. Continue Reading
Far from merely digging ditches only to be filled in again, a public works program dedicated to updating our infrastructure can put people back to work doing things that need doing and kick-start the economy. Continue Reading
Because NMPolitics.net hasn’t been able to profile Democratic U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich but has profiled his opponent, I want to point you to The New Mexico Independent’s new profile of Heinrich. Continue Reading
I never thought I’d be defending the man who eliminated my job as director of the Office of Science and Technology (I was one of the “59” governor’s exempt employees whose job was abolished by the governor back in January), but I am… but not for the reasons you might think. Continue Reading
I want to thank the Veterans of Foreign Wars – Political Action Committee for their endorsement. This honor, however, is not about me, or even about my candidacy. It is about fighting for the brave men and women who sacrificed so much for our freedoms. Continue Reading
UPDATED: A new poll conducted for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., pulling away from GOP challenger Steve Pearce in what has been one of the hottest House races in the nation. Continue Reading
If either my father or grandfather were alive today I suspect they would say that the only way to keep this nation’s freedom is for each subsequent generation to value the freedom that they had purchased in blood and sacrifice in their world war conflicts. Continue Reading