New Mexico Secretary of State charged with embezzlement, fraud, etc.

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Yeah this surprised me.

RIP Duran

RIP NM Republican electoral prospects

To be honest, no one here should be cheering NM Dems. They are terrible.

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Yeah this surprised me.

RIP Duran

RIP NM Republican electoral prospects

To be honest, no one here should be cheering NM Dems. They are terrible.

What is terrible about them? Honest question; I don't know anything about NM politics.

It's hard to describe... squishy? Inept? Corrupt? Hard to know where to start.

Actually the latest bit from the Joe Monahan blog explains it pretty well. Especially love this quote from his "Alligator pond":

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http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/complaint-gambling-sprees-made-possible-by-transfers-between-duran-s/article_908bf902-799c-5433-8ee7-bd2199e308c8.html

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This actually stuns me.  She was the first Republican Secretary of State in New Mexico in something like 40 years.

And hence the only reason that Invisible Obama would ever post this story.

So we talk about what's happening in Bum, Nowhere all the time but for some reason posting major NM news is off limits and only for partisans? Duran was almost 100% going to be the pub nominee in 2018.

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http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/complaint-gambling-sprees-made-possible-by-transfers-between-duran-s/article_908bf902-799c-5433-8ee7-bd2199e308c8.html

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This actually stuns me.  She was the first Republican Secretary of State in New Mexico in something like 40 years.

And hence the only reason that Invisible Obama would ever post this story.

So we talk about what's happening in Bum, Nowhere all the time but for some reason posting major NM news is off limits and only for partisans? Duran was almost 100% going to be the pub nominee in 2018.

So who does this go to for the pubs in 2018, assuming she's guilty? There is another Pub statewide officer, after all (Public Comissionier Aubrey Dunn Jr., who beat an incumbent).

Jon Barela came very close to winning a congressional race in 2010, and has been Martinez' Economic Development Secretary since then (appointed post, not elected, but still). If Martinez is strong on economic issues, Barela seems like a very logical choice.

This is what's so astonishing about the incompetency of the NM Democrats - if they had any political skill Duran would have been doomed long ago and anyone connected to the toxic Martinez admin. would never be thought of as a candidate again.

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Now just to see who Martinez appoints.

Reminder that Maggie Toulouse Oliver, last year's failed dem nominee, said she'd consider running again if Duran resigned.

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With presidential turnout, Democrats will win this office.

There are some very capable candidates for SoS that Martinez can appoint, and Democrats in New Mexico are utterly inept and terrible. I wouldn't trust any vague platitude like "With presidential turnout..." as an assurance that this office could be gained for Democrats.