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Dispatch New Mexico: Southeast NM and this year’s election tumult

by Leota Harriman | Oct 27, 2016 | Opinion | 0 |

The Republican Party rules the roost here in southeastern New Mexico. Donald Trump for president,...

Trump is television’s moneymaker

by Leota Harriman | Oct 19, 2016 | Opinion | 0 |

Television created him. Now it’s being left to newspapers to rein him in. I’m talking about Donald...

New Mexico’s election not going to pot

by Leota Harriman | Oct 19, 2016 | Opinion | 0 |

Thanks, Albuquerque Journal, for providing the best snapshot to date of New Mexicans’ political...

Trump-Clinton debate: rumble in the jungle

by Leota Harriman | Sep 29, 2016 | Opinion | 0 |

Probably 130 million Americans will vote in this year’s presidential election, but the last six...

Truth is a casualty in Trump’s bid for election

by Leota Harriman | Sep 22, 2016 | Opinion | 0 |

Take a deep breath, I tell myself, it’s only campaign hyperbole. We’ve witnessed election-year...

Campaigns hit home stretch as alternatives loom

by Leota Harriman | Sep 1, 2016 | Opinion | 0 |

Here we are, about 10 weeks from Election Day, a good time to assess the race for the presidency....

Governor has a precarious decision to make

by Leota Harriman | Jul 13, 2016 | Opinion | 0 |

Gov. Susana Martinez is in a precarious position, and soon enough she’ll have to take a stand on...

Gary Johnson and the Libertarians have their best shot ever

by Leota Harriman | Apr 14, 2016 | Opinion | 0 |

In this year of tumultuous political uncertainties, a viable third-party candidate could easily...

Believe it or not, New Mexico matters

by Leota Harriman | Mar 29, 2016 | Opinion | 0 |

In this presidential year like no other, conventional wisdom has joined common sense in the...

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