Once again, a very predictable result coming out of New Mexico on election night. Senator Barack Obama took the state 57% to John McCain's 42% with 100% of precincts reporting according to Real Clear Politics.
The Democrats also swept the four congressional seats up for grabs in New Mexico; the state will be sending three new representatives to the House and new Democrat Tom Udall to the Senate. Now Senator Udall was previously a Federal Representative before moving to the Senate Chamber. Three other Democrats; Martin Hinrich of Albuquerque, Harry Teague of Hobbs, and Ben Ray Lujan also won their House races on Tuesday.
According to Silver City Sun News this will be the first time in forty years that the Democrats will have made up the entire congressional delegation in New Mexico. The state also currently has a Democratic governor and their party controls both houses of the legislature in the state. The GOP has a lot to recover in the state over the next few years.
It may be safe to call New Mexico a solidly blue state from now on.
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For a state that people originally thought would be a state to watch this election, New Mexico has really been quite dull these last few weeks.
A lot is made of Hispanic voters this election, and a lot more about John McCain's lack of a campaign in a state many believe he had a chance to win this election due to New Mexican voters typically conservative values. However you look at it though, there really isn't much question anymore about who's going to win the state and McCain's campaign staffers (the few he ever had here in the first place) have all but abandoned the historically swing state of New Mexico.
With Governor Bill Richardson hot on the campaign trail, New Mexican voters surprising affinity for Senator Obama, every poll, and various other reasons mentioned above or in previous blogs, I think I can safely say New Mexico's five little electoral votes will be going with the blue this election and will help Senator Obama along in what looks to be an almost certain national victory for the law professor from Chicago. Who would have thought?
A lot is made of Hispanic voters this election, and a lot more about John McCain's lack of a campaign in a state many believe he had a chance to win this election due to New Mexican voters typically conservative values. However you look at it though, there really isn't much question anymore about who's going to win the state and McCain's campaign staffers (the few he ever had here in the first place) have all but abandoned the historically swing state of New Mexico.
With Governor Bill Richardson hot on the campaign trail, New Mexican voters surprising affinity for Senator Obama, every poll, and various other reasons mentioned above or in previous blogs, I think I can safely say New Mexico's five little electoral votes will be going with the blue this election and will help Senator Obama along in what looks to be an almost certain national victory for the law professor from Chicago. Who would have thought?
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