My First Post

[New Mexico]

Hey, a new person from New Mexico here on this forum. Lets try and keep some of the excitement. New Mexicans did an historic thing on Nov. 4th. A total take over of the federal positions and all state wide positions with the exception of State Lands Commissioner. I am in NE New Mexico and did well here also, thou not as good as in other counties. CONGRATULATIONS NEW MEXICAN DEMOCRATS. Now lets keep em honest.

[nightrain]

1. welcome New Mexico. Keep posting, we're here...

[NMDemDist2]

2. the NE did better than my area (the SE)

look at these numbers and weep.

We did manage to vote in Teague (he's from the county next door) and add one Dem County Commish, but geez.....

RESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
BARACK OBAMA and JOE BIDEN DEMOCRATIC PARTY 7351 36.6%
JOHN MCCAIN and SARAH PALIN REPUBLICAN PARTY 12500 62.2%
CYNTHIA MCKINNEY and ROSA CLEMENTE GREEN PARTY 28 0.1%
CHUCK BALDWIN and DARRELL CASTLE CONSTITUTION PARTY 41 0.2%
RALPH NADER and MATT GONZALEZ INDEPENDENT PARTY 114 0.6%
BOB BARR and WAYNE A. ROOT LIBERTARIAN PARTY 59 0.3%

UNITED STATES SENATOR
TOM UDALL DEMOCRATIC PARTY 8362 41.9%
STEVE PEARCE REPUBLICAN PARTY 11585 58.1%

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 2
HARRY TEAGUE DEMOCRATIC PARTY 9879 50.2%
EDWARD R. TINSLEY REPUBLICAN PARTY 9815 49.8%

[New Mexico]

4. Tough Area

The SE part of New Mexico is tough for Democrats. Very tough. I looked at the numbers you posted and they are stark. But you did get Teague in, that is really quite an accomplishment. I lived in Otero County for 5 years and know the frustrations of being in a total Republican area. They do seem to have a death grip on the electorate. The "Little Texas" label is actually true. The political influence seems to come more from Texas than New Mexico.

[kenichol]

6. I'm still in Otero County

And wish you hadn't left. We NEED more liberal voices here. The progressives of Otero have managed to reach out and find each other...somewhat. I know there are others out there who still feel alone. I've managed to provide a progressive point of view when I can-

[Constance Craving]

3. Welcome, glad you're here . . .

I worked the polls on Election Day up here in Albuquerque. In my little precinct that I worked in, the votes were 181 McCain to 179 Obama. Thankfully though, over 75% of the voter roster had already either voted early, or did absentee balloting. There were just too many Obama signs in our neighborhood to go full-on McCain. I don't remember the other stats off the top of my head.

[TygrBright]

5. Welcome! This forum hasn't reached critical mass yet...

...but we're slowly working our way up to it.

hopefully,
Bright

[comanchero]

7. Had to get new user name, would not accept the last one

Anyway Comanchero fits as good as New Mexico. So am back till the site dumps me again.

[janx]

8. So you were New Mexico and now you're Comanchero?

I'm confused. :shrug:

[comanchero]

9. You got it

I posted for just a bit as "New Mexico" and then all of a sudden I could no longer log in. So I got a new user ID. Seems to have worked and looks like I can start a new thread now.

[janx]

10. Cool.

Welcome to DU, by the way! :hi:

[Name removed]

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