{"id":16019,"date":"2010-04-15T21:13:46","date_gmt":"2010-04-16T03:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=16019"},"modified":"2010-04-16T07:04:17","modified_gmt":"2010-04-16T13:04:17","slug":"hundreds-attend-las-cruces-tax-day-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2010\/04\/hundreds-attend-las-cruces-tax-day-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds attend Las Cruces tax-day protest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A tax protester from today's event. (Photo by Heath Haussamen)<\/p><\/div>\n

Hundreds of people attended a tax-day protest in Las Cruces today. Interestingly, I found the group to be better organized, but the crowd less boisterous, than at last year\u2019s April 15 event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And though this year\u2019s event was probably about as well attended as last year\u2019s tax-day protest, today\u2019s event fell far short of the 1,200-1,400 who attended a tea party rally in Las Cruces in September<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Better organized and less boisterous. I\u2019m not sure what that says about the group. Regardless, today\u2019s event was peaceful, well-attended, and for the most part a civil demonstration.<\/p>\n

Another characteristic of this year\u2019s event was the presence of politicians and political operatives. It\u2019s an election year, and there was a definite sense of support for Republican candidates this year, whereas last year there was general anger at anyone and everyone in Washington and Santa Fe.<\/p>\n

A few people I spoke with believe the tea party movement is maturing and will continue to be a strong force. Others told me they were there to support it but also believe it\u2019s fizzling out.<\/p>\n

I guess time will tell.<\/p>\n

Here are some photos from the event. In the spirit of capitalism (!), remember they\u2019re copyrighted. Click\u00a0here<\/a> to learn about purchasing them.
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Republican congressional candidate Steve Pearce:<\/p>\n

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Republican Public Regulation Commission candidate Jamie Estrada:<\/p>\n

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A worker with Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez’s campaign:<\/p>\n

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A worker with Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner’s campaign:<\/p>\n

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