Albuquerque – From the moment Ohio was called for Trump on Tuesday night I knew something was up. Could Trump really pull off the biggest upset in modern political history? No Republican has ever become President without winning Ohio, so Trump’s path to victory had just survived a major hurdle. I continued to watch the…
Category: 2016 Elections
Will New Mexico Maintain its Bellwether Track Record?
When it comes to U.S. Presidential elections you will often hear political analysts refer to bellwethers (a state or county that signals the outcome of an entire election). The state of Ohio is frequently labeled a bellwether state due to the fact that it has voted for the winning presidential candidate 27 out of 29…
New Mexico’s Potential to Change the Two Party System
Truth or Consequences – I am a mother of three young children, a feminist, a farmer, a millennial, and this election season I refuse to continue enabling the lesser of two evils; I am voting for Gary Johnson. Yes, I do think that one major party option is worse than the other, but I am…
Trump Being A Different Man, Not Throwing Stones, And King David's 500 Concubines. The State GOP Is In Deep Kimichi...
After last Friday’s release of a 2005 video in which Trump talks about trying unsuccessfully to have sex with a married woman and claims to kiss and grab women “by the pussy” without their consent, State GOP Chairwoman Deborah Weh-Maestas reaffirmed her support for Donald Trump stating: “The Republican Party of New Mexico certainly does…