Hispanic voters played a pivotal role in this election. If current trends continue, they may turn other parts of the country as blue as they just turned New Mexico.
By Alex Koppelman Nov 13, 2008
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The polls were right after all, and it was the economy, stupid, but there were still some surprises in the final results.
By Paul Maslin
November 6, 2008
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Another key battleground state goes to the Democrat.
By Alex Koppelman
November 4, 2008
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In the most closely contested state in the nation, it will all come down to who is better organized -- and whether Obama can get Hispanic voters to the polls.
By Mike Madden
September 19, 2008
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Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore.
By Thomas F. Schaller
June 24, 2008
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This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one.
By Paul Maslin
May 16, 2008
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Hillary Clinton is declared the victor in New Mexico's caucuses, and it only took nine days to count the votes.
By Alex Koppelman
February 14, 2008
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No winner has been determined in the Democratic race in New Mexico two days after caucuses were held, and now there will be a recount.
By Alex Koppelman
February 7, 2008
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The winner of the Democratic caucuses in New Mexico is still unknown.
By Alex Koppelman
February 6, 2008
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Democratic Rep. Tom Udall announces he'll run for the Senate, throwing open the purple state's entire congressional delegation.
By Alex Koppelman
November 12, 2007
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The presidential candidate says there's no need for Americans to choose between their love for monster cars and saving the environment.
By Amanda Griscom Little
September 3, 2007
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Long before it fired eight U.S. attorneys for political reasons, the Bush administration had politicized their jobs by making them push a favorite GOP talking point.
By Mark Follman, Alex Koppelman and Jonathan Vanian
March 21, 2007
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His best work celebrated the natural world, free and clear of "the caterwauling of commerce." More than ever, America needs the ornery writer today.
By Philip Connors
October 22, 2006
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This state's beauty and brutality are reflected in its literature, from the chronicle of explorer Cabeza de Vaca to Cormac McCarthy's masterly westerns to a history of the atomic bomb.
By Philip Connors
July 17, 2006
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Fast-punching, motorcycle-riding, role-modeling Michelle Lovato is Broadsheet's girl crush of the day.
By Lynn Harris
January 18, 2006
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As the only serious candidate so far in the 2006 governor's race, New Mexico's Bill Richardson can afford to be in-your-face -- and to start planning for 2008.
By Shea Andersen
August 8, 2005
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Going door to door in the Land of Enchantment, where Hispanic voters could tip the election either way.
By James Verini
October 26, 2004
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As former Houston bug man Tom DeLay and the Texas Republicans use nasty tricks to consolidate their power, the Democrats are fighting fire with fire.
By Andrew Nelson
May 15, 2003
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Expert advice on getting to Prince Edward Island, checking out the Santa Fe Trail and boning up on the Baltics.
By Donald D. Groff
May 11, 2000
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How to see the West by train, visit France at the right time and find a bed at the New Orleans Jazz Fest.
By Donald D. Groff
March 30, 2000
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Our travel expert helps readers find a spot to strip down in Texas. Plus lodging advice for Santa Fe and Costa Rica trips.
By Donald D. Groff
February 3, 2000
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In New Mexico's Gila River, we fished our waters dry. After that, what was left for us?
By Renee Despres
January 7, 2000
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You've got your Pleiadians, your reptilians, dolphinoids, serpent people, the Starseeds and a bunch coming back in silicon bodies. And every darn one has a different agenda.
By Joel Achenbach
November 3, 1999
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Seeking the intellectual rigor of Catholicism, she found instead a recorded voice in the confessional booth.
By Lillie Wade
October 13, 1999
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A writer discovers the resiliency of life in the atomic testing grounds of the American southwest. An excerpt from Ellen Meloy's "The Last Cheater's Waltz.
By Ellen Meloy
February 24, 1999
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