I attended the New Mexico State Society holiday party Wednesday night with a colleague, and introduced him to New Mexico politics. I pointed out Rep. Steve Pearce, Rep. Tom Udall and, of course, Sen. Pete Domenici (Sen. Jeff Bingaman and Rep. Heather Wilson had already left the shindig). We dined on some New Mexican fare [...]

MyDD is the place to go for New Mexico-related news today, it appears, as Jonathan Singer has just posted an interview with Rep. Tom Udall. Udall, of course, announced his candidacy for the Senate last week (stopping in Silver City as part of his kickoff tour as well). Here’s part of the MyDD interview: Singer: [...]

Dear Candidates, Please include an e-mail address on your campaign website, and in a place that isn’t hard to find. People interested in your campaign (the media, bloggers, heck, maybe those what are they called? Voters?) will appreciate it. Thanks! -Ave P.S. A contact form is great and all for people who don’t understand how [...]

LP informs me that Tom Udall, about to formally anounce this US Senate bid, will be in Silver City on Friday as part of a statewide tour: Thursday, November 29th Albuquerque – National Hispanic Cultural Center – 11:30am 1701 4th Street, SW – Salon Ortega Room Los Lunas – Casa de Pizza – 6pm 221 [...]

Richardson continues his Iowa onslaught with a new ad touting his education record in New Mexico, according to The Hill’s blog: Richardson promises he will get rid of No Child Left Behind, create a minimum wage for teachers, make pre-k and kindergarten available to all children and create math and science academies throughout the United [...]

According to Shailagh Murray over at the Washington Post’s “The Trail” blog, Bill Richardson has been making the rounds in Iowa lately: New Mexico Bill Richardson has barnstormed 95 of Iowa’s 99 counties, wooing rural Democrats with his pro-gun record and urban caucus goers with his aggressive Iraq withdrawal plan. He has fielded questions on [...]

Seriously, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Possibly the funniest YouTube video I’ve seen all year.

I think Jim is right: a month ago, the New Mexico GOP was assured they would have at least one representative in Congress, if not three, following the next election. Now, with Sen. Pete Domenici retiring and Rep. Steve Pearce and Rep. Heather Wilson scrambling to replace him, they don’t have a single incumbent running [...]

Because there really isn’t anything left to say: Oh boy. Bill Richardson’s campaign now has a new motif for their campaign literature in Iowa, distributing information about him in the format of baseball cards, complete with him at mound and ready to pitch. The back of the card lists “positions played” — congressman, ambassador, secretary [...]

Apparently, our primary election system doesn’t need to be rigged: It’s far worse than you think — worse than hanging chads, faulty Diebold machines, and billionaires who bankroll last-minute attack ads. The American system for nominating a presidential candidate has about as much in common with actual democracy as Donald Duck has with a lake [...]

Since Karen asked, I guess I should comment a bit more thoroughly on what Pete Domenici’s retirement means for the 2008 Senate race in New Mexico. Overheard in Arlington last night: I think Democrats have a good chance to pick up some seats everywhere, not just in New Mexico. I think that sums up the [...]

I’ve got to get going, but don’t think I haven’t been reading about Domenici’s impending retirement. I’ll have more thoughts later. As usual, I’ll refer you to Heath’s place for the latest throughout the day. Of course, there’s one point he makes: Richardson insists he isn’t interested in the Senate race, and Democrats have the [...]