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.
To adjust the old saying, if Steve Pearce didn’t get any bad press, he wouldn’t get any at all.
The Line blog from the Washington Post basically says it’s time to stick a fork in this New Mexico Senate race — it’s done.
The only question left to ponder in this open-seat contest is whether Rep. Heather Wilson (R) could have kept it closer against Rep. Tom Udall (D) than has Rep. Steve Pearce (R). Probably but it’s hard to imagine either Republican winning in this climate.
Actually, it could be worse for the Republican, as it is in Virginia. The Democrat Mark Warner is a huge favorite over Republican James Gilmore for the seat. Chris Cillizza just says this:
O-V-E-R.
New Mexico is ranked number two on the scale of most likely to switch parties.
Oh, and Cillizza says Democrats have a chance to get to the magic number of 60 Senate seats:
Four Republican-held seats — Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado and New Hampshire — are either done deals for Democrats or getting there. In at least four others — North Carolina, Oregon, Minnesota and Alaska — the Republican incumbent is either tied or trailing their Democratic challenger.
That’s eight seats where Democrats have any even money or better shot at takeovers on Nov. 4. And, assuming they can reelect Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) they must pick off one of three seats to get to 60: Kentucky, Georgia or Mississippi.
