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TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Obama’s support in N.M. strongest among older Hispanics
Contrary to what the former Bernalillo County Republican Party chairman or the State Senate Majority Whip might think, “Older Hispanics Favor Obama,” says an Albuquerque Journal Poll released today. According to a further analysis of the poll conducted Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Sen. Barack Obama’s support in New Mexico is actually strongest among Hispanics over 50. [...]
The myth of the Conquistadores
As it turns out, New Mexicans aren’t really descended from Spanish Conquistadores. Dr. Laura Gómez had a piece in The Albuquerque Journal this week that disputes what she calls the “myth” of Spanish Conquistadores coming to New Mexico and vanquishing the Indigenous population, in response to the recent controversy over remarks by then Bernalillo Republican [...]
African American leaders say C. de Baca’s comments were a disgrace
State Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton gave an incendiary and poetic speech at a press conference yesterday called by local African American leaders to denounce the remarks made by Bernalillo County Chair Fernando C. de Baca last week. C de Baca resigned his position later in the day.
C. de Baca says he has resigned (updated)
Fernando C. de Baca says he resigned this morning from the position of chairman of the Bernalillo County Republican Party, but maintains the comments that ultimately forced him out were taken out of context.
Breaking: Fernando C. de Baca resigns
Fernando C. de Baca, chairman of the Bernalillo County Republicans, has resigned. More details to come.
C. de Baca had been under increasing pressure to resign after he was quoted on a Friday blog posting on BBC News’ Web site as saying, “The truth is that Hispanics came here as conquerors. African-Americans came here as slaves. Hispanics [...]
Calls for C. de Baca’s resignation grow louder
Pressure continues to mount for Bernalillo County Republican Party Chairman Fernando C. de Baca to resign, with the state’s two U.S. Senate candidates among those calling for his ouster and the state GOP chairman saying he may have the authority to remove the embattled county chairman.
C. de Baca continues to reject the calls to step [...]
C. de Baca won’t resign; executive board backs him
Bernalillo County Republican Party Chairman Fernando C. de Baca won’t resign, and his county party’s executive board voted this morning to back him, setting up a standoff with state GOP leaders who have called for C. de Baca’s resignation.
GOP leader C. de Baca also said older Hispanics resent blacks
Fernando C. de Baca, who is under pressure for comments he made to a BBC reporter last week, discussed the same topic with a differnt BBC reporter last week. Here’s what he said: “I feel strongly that Hispanics will not support, in my generation and the generation around my age, are not going to support the Democratic candidate for president…”
BBC News blogger stands by his story (updated)
A BBC News blogger says he quoted Bernalillo County Republican Party Chairman Fernando C. de Baca accurately and in the proper context in a recent posting that has stirred controversy.
Jon Kelly wrote in an e-mail that he is “100 percent confident” in his quoting of C. de Baca, whom he cited in a Friday blog [...]