I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Endorsements by New Mexico’s top politicians didn’t help the candidates get victories in several races in Tuesday’s primary.
Gov. Bill Richardson backed three state legislators who were easily defeated by Democratic challengers – Sens. Shannon Robinson and James Taylor and Rep. Dan Silva, all of Albuquerque.
U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici stepped into two races. In the Republican 3rd Congressional District race he backed Marco Gonzales, who lost by six points. He also backed Heather Wilson in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. Though her opponent Steve Pearce hasn’t declared victory, the Associated Press has declared him the winner. He’s currently leading by about 2,900 votes with 99 percent of precincts reporting.
Certainly Richardson backed some other candidates who ended up winning, including two congressional hopefuls and several incumbent lawmakers. But I wonder if, in this year of change, endorsements from establishment politicians mean less than they might in other years.
I wonder also whether the Internet, which has changed the way political campaigns organize and operate, has allowed a new level of involvement that empowers people to make their own decisions and lets them rely less on the opinions of politicians.
Or maybe I’m making a big deal out of nothing. Maybe sometimes you win some and sometimes you lose some, and it’s that simple.
