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.
The national group ACORN is splitting up after years of controversy stoked by conservative allegations over voter fraud. Politico reported the news this afternoon based on a statement by Kevin Whalen, an ACORN official.
Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias was on the Rachel Maddow Show last night to discuss what was called ”the truth about the lies about ACORN.” ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, has been the target of a…
Scott Jennings, a special assistant to then-President George W. Bush — and Karl Rove’s-right hand man — wanted to replace fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias with prominent New Mexico GOP attorney Pat Rogers, who he described as “the dream” candidate. Rogers had aggressively lobbied Iglesias to pursue cases of voter intimidation, which he said was “the single best wedge issue ever in New Mexico.”
A local libertarian, via Twitter, seemed to be advocate violence against “ACORN/SEIU” if they decide to attend and/or disrupt health care town hall meetings. The user, @ScottEO, accuses ACORN and SEIU members of being provocateurs at the events.
The first week of May was as eventful for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, ACORN, as any time since the 2008 election.
The controversial Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) used two cases from New Mexico in a fundraising e-mail sent out Thursday afternoon to supporters.
A field director in ACORN’s voter registration program, Mouath B. Baesho, wrote the e-mail…
Just because there was no repeat of nightmare scenario like the 2000 Florida recount doesn’t mean that there weren’t systemic problems in the country’s diverse electoral systems.
ACORN, the organization that has become a favorite whipping boy of Republicans from Sen. John McCain down to state Rep. Justine Fox-Young, today launched an attack against McCain and voter intimidation, releasing a poignant 30-second ad. Entitled “Not This Time,” the ad ties McCain to the history of voter intimidation of blacks.
As NMI reported Monday, The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against NM State Rep. Justine Fox Young, Al Romero and as-yet-unnamed members of the state Republican party. Fox-Young was the one who released…
This just in: The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico has announced a press conference this morning at which it will discuss a lawsuit it filed this morning. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund and Project Vote also filed suit today. New Mexico State Senator Justine Fox-Young, Republican Party attorney Pat Rogers and private investigator Al Romero are all named in the suits.
ACORN, the organization at the center of an election-year controversy, overstated earlier this month how many new voters it had registered nationwide, the New York Times is reporting.
The group enthusiastically claimed Oct. 6 that it had signed up…
Republican Party attorney Pat Rogers refused to say Thursday if a private detective who visited the addresses of two of the 10 Albuquerque voters cited at a news conference last week about voter fraud was working for the GOP.
The government watchdog group Common Cause New Mexico on Wednesday questioned the claims of voter fraud made last week by state Republicans. In a press release, the nonpartisan, nonprofit government watchdog group said it “concluded that recent assertions regarding ‘undeniable proof that there was voter fraud in the June election’ are simply inaccurate. Contrary to the claims of a Republican spokesperson, the copies of registration forms that the party released to the media last week do not constitute clear evidence of ‘voter fraud in the 2008 primary in Albuquerque.’”
While many voters (and journalists) are focused like a laser on the proverbial top of the ticket — the presidential race and New Mexico’s bevy of congressional contests currently playing out — there is a good amount of action further…
Pat Rogers, a prominent GOP attorney, sparked headlines on Talking Points Memo on Monday night. The spotlight on Rogers comes as TPM focuses on the accusations brought by the New Mexico GOP last week of finding clear evidence of voter registration fraud that represents a “bombshell.”
On Monday, national Republicans retreated slightly from the charges of voter fraud in New Mexico after ACORN proved some of their charges wrong over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Obama campaign said that claims of voter fraud represent “a coordinated attack by Republican surrogates from Washington all the way down to the county level in the states.” And now come signs of media pushback against the voter fraud meme.
Talking Points Memo’s (TPM) Muckraker division is reporting today that the Republican National Committee (RNC) may be backing off claims of voter fraud in New Mexico’s June primaries.
On an RNC conference call about New Mexico’s ACORN issues, TPM…
John McCain’s attempt to magnify allegations of voter registration fraud could undermine the impact of a Barack Obama victory and deter black Democrats from turning out to vote in future elections, some analysts are saying. But top GOP lawmakers and strategists say they believe that Democrats are trying to steal the election.
With less than three weeks left to go in the presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain is lagging somewhere around 8 points behind his Democratic challenger, Sen. Barack Obama. A New York Times poll released yesterday shows that the recent attacks by McCain and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin have not only failed to put a dent in Obama’s lead, they’ve turned fickle independent voters against the Republican team. Now McCain has turned his attention to a specter greater than Bill Ayers: voter fraud. But those who study the issue say it is a rare occurrence inflated and used as a tool of something much more prevalent: voter intimidation and suppression.
