Last night’s municipal elections in Las Cruces saw progressives claim victory in every race they participated in, which also saw a roughly 2% increase in voter participation from that last time those districts held elections (so much for an anti-Trump backlash). Turnout barely broke into the double digits unlike Albuquerque’s historic 29% turnout last month.…
Category: GOP

Nota Bene: 09.14.2017
“America’s Democracy is in trouble unless we put aside the political extremes and work toward our common goals.” – Sen. Pete Domenici in 2008 I. It is hard to travel anywhere in La Politica without meeting a politico who either interned or worked for the late, great Senator Domenici at some point in their careers.…

The Fight for the Right
I have been a registered Republican since I was 18 years old but have been active politically long before that. In my short time I have seen many changes in the party of Lincoln: the peak in influence of the neoconservative Bush Doctrine in the early 2000s, the rebirth of the Tea Party a decade…

2018 GOP Preview
The announcement by Congressman Pearce of his decision to join the race for Governor was of little surprise to GOP insiders. His listening tour of the state in the late spring/early summer this year reinforced what the Congressman wanted to hear: “Run, Steve, run! All Republicans will get behind you!” Which is undoubtedly true –…