In 2016, America saw the flaws of its system. Corruption stomped hope in the DNC, brashness stomped reason in the RNC, and apathy defeated the nation in the voting booth. These are a consequence of the two-party system that has plagued The United States for over a century. Fortunately, New Mexico has the power to…
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New Mexico Voter Registration Report – August
Independent and other party voter registration in the month of August posted more raw registration net gain than all the three major parties put together. Not to be outdone, the Libertarians post another month over month growth rate over two percent. Over all, this action is what I call the default scenario. When the two…
NM Secretary of State’s Hyper Partisanship Leaves Taxpayers Footing the Bill
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has been in the news for all the wrong reasons after announcing she will bring back straight-party voting to our general election ballots this November. The result so far? Seven counties are currently mulling resolutions opposing the straight-party voting option which could spur litigation in each county.…
Politics vs. Patriotism
We live in a time where patriotism is not as simple as it used to be. Patriotism is such a deceptively difficult concept, and maybe there never was a time in U.S. history when people fully agreed what it meant. Nowadays, it seems that to call yourself “patriotic,” you must be able to check off…