Former Batman
mulls run: 'a worthy, serious endeavor'
New York Post Nov 7, 08 10:34 AM CST
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Val Kilmer’s considering a run for governor of New Mexico, he tells Cindy Adams of the New York Post . “There's sort of a rumor around that I'm maybe thinking about running to be governor of New Mexico? Well, it's sort of true,” says the star of Batman Forever and the Doors . “It’s been my home for 25 years. I really love my state,” he said.
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Networks vow some restraint
Los Angeles Times Nov 4, 08 8:10 AM CST
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Television news executives have vowed they won't jump the gun and project a president-elect until one man has 270 electoral votes. And they won't count electoral votes until polls are closed, reports the Los Angeles Times . But if key states in the East and Midwest back Obama, viewers will likely be told he appears headed for victory even before polls close in the West.
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ANALYSIS
Forget about Pa.; focus on Virginia, Florida, FiveThirtyEight says
FiveThirtyEight.com Oct 26, 08 12:11 PM CDT
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John McCain, the polls aren’t looking good and your running mate is being accused of going “rogue,” but Nate Silver has some advice on how you can still eke out a victory. “No razzle-dazzle here,” Silver writes for FiveThirtyEight, “McCain simply has to pick which states he and Sarah Palin can do the most good in.” To wit:
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Their support in key Western states could decide election
Los Angeles Times Oct 25, 08 7:53 PM CDT
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Campaign workers walking Latino precincts in Las Vegas are finding padlocked doors, foreclosed homes, jobless residents—and more voters supporting Barack Obama, the Los Angeles Times reports. "The economy is so bad, and I am afraid McCain has the same ideas as President Bush," one man told a canvasser. And Nevada is only one of three Western battleground states where Latinos could ensure an Obama victory.
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Party boasts strong voter registration, turnout in Mountain states
Politico Aug 29, 08 12:54 PM CDT
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The Mountain West has historically gone for the GOP, but thanks to aggressive grass-roots organizing, Democrats believe they have a shot at turning red states blue, Politico reports. More field offices, opened much earlier than the GOP's, have boosted registration in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. “This presidential cycle is different,” says the head of New Mexico’s Democratic Party. “The ground game is completely different.”
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OPINION
Washington's neglect has voters yearning for change, Colo. senator writes
Los Angeles Times Aug 18, 08 3:15 PM CDT
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The West has long been a Republican stronghold, but Democrats have a chance there in November, Ken Salazar writes in the Los Angeles Times . Salazar himself beat the Republican establishment to win a Colorado Senate seat in 2004. Independents are now the region’s largest voting bloc, he writes, and communities are frustrated by 7 years of “feeling like an afterthought in Washington's policies.”
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Analysis
Insiders look at which might move left or right
Salon Jun 24, 08 5:35 PM CDT
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Forget the old swing-state conventional wisdom. Salon rounds up some experts and asks where the electoral map might flip in November: The eastern Rust belt (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan) is John McCain’s best hope. Ohio is traditionally weakest for Democrats, but the Michigan primary remains a problem, and aging Pennsylvanians are GOP-friendly.
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2K people still evacuated in Santa Cruz County
Associated Press Jun 21, 08 6:35 PM CDT
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Firefighters almost completely contained a Northern California blaze today as fires in New Mexico threatened to spread, buoyed by lightning and high winds, the AP reports. The California fire, in Santa Cruz County, has leveled up to 15 homes and led to the continued evacuation of 2,000 people. Officials hope it will completely contained by the end of the day.
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Social service delivery, rides for elderly hit by skyrocketing prices
Reznet News Jun 17, 08 2:26 AM CDT
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Higher gas prices are forcing Native American tribal governments to cut back on transportation services, reports Reznet News. The Rosebud Sioux tribe provides its police, education and social services departments with transportation, as well as rides for the elderly and trips to medical appointments. But with coffers running on empty, the South Dakota tribe is changing its driving practices, reallocating funding—and may be forced to shelve programs entirely.
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Dems predict an easier win for Tom Udall
Politico Jun 4, 08 11:29 AM CDT
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New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce edged out Rep. Heather Wilson in the GOP primary for retiring Sen. Pete Domenici's seat yesterday, Politico reports. The results pleased Democrats, who predict that Pearce, who ran as an unapologetic conservative, will be a weaker opponent to Democratic Rep. Tom Udall in November than the more moderate Wilson would have been.
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Colo., Nev., and NM, barely lost by Kerry, seen as key to a Dem win this time
Politico May 27, 08 12:15 PM CDT
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Barack Obama is touring the Mountain West, Politico reports, territory advisers believe could be crucial in the general election. At stake are Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada, states George Bush won by small margins in 2004—and in which the GOP has since lost popularity, especially on immigration and among Hispanics.
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After jumping lines, blaze is 35% contained
Associated Press May 3, 08 6:52 PM CDT
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Firefighters nearly contained a New Mexico wildfire this week before it leaped containment lines and razed another 50 homes on Wednesday, the AP reports. Nine had already gone up in flames. Firefighters are working today to cut new lines around the blaze, which is 35% contained near Albuquerque. Officials say the 13,790-acre fire was man-made.
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