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.
Albuquerque Democrat Martin Heinrich, who is running for reelection to Congress in 2010, is one of four freshman representatives who have been endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice America Political Action Committee, Roll Call reported Monday.
According to Chris Cillizza, a political reporter and blogger for the Washington Post, Harry Teague’s 2nd Congressional District seat is the fourth most likely to change hands after the election next November. Of the five seats listed, three are held…
Former U.S. Representative Steve Pearce is attempting to recapture his old seat in New Mexico’s Second Congressional District. He left the seat to run for Senate, then lost to Tom Udall in the general election. And as he told Roll…
Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire reacted to the news that former southern New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce is going to run for his old spot with the headline “Pearce switches races.” But did the former three-term GOP member of…
Steve Pearce, the GOP’s unsuccessful Senate hopeful in 2008, announced today that he is taking aim at Democrat Harry Teague and hopes to win back his old seat in Congress.
Teague won the 2nd Congressional District seat last year over…
While much of the attention was on the presidential election during the past few months, all political eyes are now on Minnesota, Alaska and Georgia’s U.S. Senate races. Alaska and Minnesota are still counting ballots, while Georgia is readying itself for a special election next month. Here in New Mexico, there was not as much drama in the race for Senate or even, ultimately, any of the open House seats.
Politico has a list of 25 key counties to watch for the presidential election. And two New Mexico counties are near the top of the list. Here they are, according to Politico:
3) Bernalillo County: Home to about one-third
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A recently linked “death list” of U.S. House races shows that the Republican Party is not very optimistic about limiting losses to seats in the House in November’s elections.
You can view the list, which includes New Mexico’s 1st…
Democratic congressional candidate Ben Ray Luján raised another $380,000 in the third fundraising quarter of 2008, according to a press release from the campaign.
According to the release, Lujan has raised nearly $1.4 million for the campaign total and $530,000…
The two competitive New Mexico congressional districts are clearly a priority to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The DCCC has put in just under $175,000 in the 1st Congressional District and just under $205,000 in CD2 in filings with Tuesday’s…
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) pushed another $146,355.48 into the 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday. The spending is to support Democrat Harry Teague and to oppose Republican Ed Tinsley.
The spending, according to FEC filings, pushes the total spending…
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) will begin airing TV ads attacking Ed Tinsley in the 2nd Congressional District. These are the first ads since announcing they would reserve $1.2 million for the 2nd Congressional District race. The group…
