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…
Category: Political Strategy
New Mexico Takeaways from Last Night's Election Results
The results from last night’s special elections in other parts of the country have some potential implications for campaigns in New Mexico. Here are five immediate takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: Far left candidates struggle in suburban and rural areas Current socialist darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her comrade Bernie Sanders attempted to spread their progressive gospel…
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…
New Mexico Voter Registration Report
July Goes to the Dems, But Trend Away From “Big 2” Continues It has been coming for some time now. The rise in voters who choose to be unaffiliated/independent (DTS in our state) has been on the move for a few decades. This year, the numbers are large enough to make them the second largest…