With the Labor Day weekend behind us, the unofficial start of the general campaign season has arrived. The COVID-19 pandemic will impact the 2020 election cycle in a number of predictable and unpredictable ways, so with less than two months to go, here are six things to watch as we approach Election Day: The Trump…
Author: Dax Contreras
Dax is a contributor for The New Mexico Politico. He has a BBA and MS from New Mexico State University with a professional background in systems engineering, energy, and political strategy.
2020 Legislature Preview
Santa Fe – The second session of the 54th Legislature kicks off Tuesday at noon and will end after thirty days on Thursday, February 20th. The frenetic oil boom in “Little Texas” continues and has state bean counters forecasting around an $800 million surplus above current budget obligations, even after Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and…
Key Takeaways from the 2019 New Mexico Elections
The results from Tuesday’s elections in New Mexico were varied but have clear implications for next year’s presidential election cycle in the state. Here are key takeaways from the 2019 election cycle in New Mexico: I. Voter Turnout There was a stark contrast in voter turnout between the state’s two largest urban centers. In Bernalillo…
Will New Mexico Go Red in 2020?
The Trump swing through New Mexico has people wondering if New Mexico is really in play for next year’s election cycle. Despite the fact conventional wisdom says that is unlikely, that is not the end of the story. New Mexico’s five electoral votes have gone to a Republican presidential candidate only once since 1992 (George…