If the Democratic Party is going to continue to grow and be strong for generations to come, it must include all New Mexicans. Sadly, its current leadership has forgotten that. That’s why I am asking my fellow JFK Democrats of New Mexico and all those who believe in bipartisanship for the betterment of our Hispanic…
Crib Sheet: August 7th, 2018
Complacency is our number one enemy. [President Trump] is historically unpopular. The more he keeps it up, the more people are encouraged to restrain him. – Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, in a story published in The Hill. Across the country Republicans are concerned the combination of Trump’s polarizing style and increased Democratic enthusiasm…
Crib Sheet: July 19th, 2018
“The Martinez administration has been openly hostile to unions from her first day in office, so it doesn’t surprise us.”– Carter Bundy, AFSCME director, in an Albuquerque Journal story reporting that New Mexico state government has stopped payroll deductions from nonunion workers after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that ended “fair share” fees.…
Crib Sheet: July 8th, 2018
The single biggest problem is that people think they’re going to find a quick solution. But successes won’t play out in the two to four years of an election cycle. In fact, the economy might get worse before it gets better. – Jeff Mitchell, director of UNM’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research, in a…