Election ‘08

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Yes, we’re in a serious recession, but Barack Obama and Joe Biden still think you should do your holiday shopping with the DNC. So is this where I should send the last little bit of that stimulus check I got this year? Come to think about it, I haven’t spent the $40 I got from New Mexico yet. Maybe I’ll buy a couple of these with that.

Don’t have your absentee ballot? Not a problem — you can now vote early instead

Have you requested your absentee ballot but not received it yet? No worries.
New Mexico Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office has instructed county clerks to allow folks like you to vote in person at early voting locations.
In a letter dated Oct. 29 to county clerks throughout the state, Bureau of Elections Director Gerald Gonzalez said [...]

John McCain declares Mickey Mouse a Republican in interview with Albuquerque reporter

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is still touting Joe the Plumber, invoking the moniker repeatedly in the first minute of his interview this morning with Albuquerque reporter and blogger Peter St. Cyr.
Joe the Plumber, the Ohio man whom McCain first mentioned in the Oct. 15 presidential debate, doesn’t want a government that “…spreads the wealth [...]

CD1: Heinrich poll finds lead holding steady

Democrat Martin Heinrich maintains a narrow lead over his Republican opponent, Darren White, in the race for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District in an internal poll released today by the Heinrich campaign.
Heinrich, a one-term Albuquerque city councilor making his first bid for national office, leads 48-42 percent over White, the Bernalillo County sheriff, according to [...]