Showing posts with label New Mexico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Mexico. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

The Senate

WE'VE MOVED! Democratic Convention Watch is now at http://www.DemocraticConventionWatch.com

Welcome to Kay Hagan, Senator-elect from North Carolina who won with 53% of the vote over Liddy Dole's 44%. Luckily, Liddy won't have to face running into any of her prior constituents, since she doesn't live in North Carolina. Welcome, Senator Hagan.

Welcome to Jeanne Shaheen, Senator-elect from New Hampshire. And decisive win, 52%/45% over her rematch with John Sununu. Welcome, Senator Shaheen.









And as for voting for the Udall near you...Welcome Senators Udall. Mo would be so very, very proud.












And finally, last, but the first Senate race we
knew, months ago. Welcome, Senator Warner from the Commonwealth of Virginia. No, not THAT Senator Warner, the NEW Senator, Mark Warner, DEMOCRAT from Virginia.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Voter Suppression

WE'VE MOVED! Democratic Convention Watch is now at http://www.DemocraticConventionWatch.com

HuffPost is reporting on the lawsuit against the NM GOP.

Lawsuits were filed today in U.S. Federal District Court, charging New Mexico Republicans with criminal violations of the U.S. Voting Rights Act.

The lawsuits stem from a series of attacks on new, minority voters in Albuquerque--many of whom were assisted in registering to vote by ACORN--that began with a press conference on October 16, led by State Representative Justine Fox-Young, in which Fox-Young claimed to have solid proof that individuals had illegally voted in the June, 2008 Democratic primary election. At the press conference, the Republican Party broke state law by distributing the voters' personal information in its press packets.

The second attack came after ACORN visited 9 of the 10 smeared voters and proved them to be legitimate. On October 22, a private investigator visited at least 3 of the voters, leaving them shaken, one in tears.

If you personally know of any voter intimidation, PLEASE contact your local Obama office, and ask for the local legal team.

If you are unsure who your local contact is, click here.

Voter intimidation is unacceptable, illegal, and too common.