Albuquerque – In the desert life is sacred. The resources, energy it takes to sustain vitality in this arrid yet vibrant landscape is a miracle. When the seasonal torrent of cleansing monsoon rains arrive in our valleys and ridgetops we often marvel at the thunder and lightning, wet creosote; a primal knowing that life is…
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The Divide Between Empiricists and the Old Guard
In the 21st century campaign world, gut instincts are increasingly out of date. Modern advocacy organizations and political campaigns can’t compete effectively unless they structure their outreach campaign to seriously utilize and leverage data analytics. Sasha Issenberg’s book The Victory Lab explains “suddenly the crucial divide within the consulting class is not between Democrats and Republicans…

Crescit Eundo
Albuquerque – “It grows as it goes” is the translation of our state’s latin motto. That’s what we’re doing here at the New Mexico Politico. I started this as a personal blog over ten years ago. Politics has always been a passion and I relished the opportunity to have a platform to share my thoughts…

Perception is Truth in Politics
Albuquerque – The rouge dinosaurs are gathering this weekend to celebrate their self-righteousness while electing delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. They will also pick another saltine elite to represent their country club as a Republican national committeeman and committeewoman. I was organizing for liberty four years ago at the same convention. A…