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Democracy for New Mexico
On a conference call yesterday, U.S. Rep Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico State Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas, and Democratic Party of New Mexico Chair Javier Gonzales responded to a Republican Hispanic gathering in New Mexico. After the call, they released the following statements:
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján: “When Jeb Bush and Norm Coleman launched the Hispanic Leadership Network last year, Jeb Bush said Republicans would be ‘incredibly stupid’ to ignore the fastest growing voting bloc in America and that Republicans should ‘tone down’ their rhetoric or else risk alienating it. What Republicans don't get is that it's not about rhetoric, but about reality, and the reality is that Republicans are not fighting for Hispanics, or their priorities."
I was very surprised to hear the news that my friend Diego Sanchez is going to by Rep. Barney Frank's (D-MA) new Legislative Assistant -- a senior policy advisor to the congressman. Mr. Sanchez is going to be taking over for Joe Racalto at Rep. Frank's Washington DC Congressional office -- Sanchez's new workplace is going to be a congressional office in Washington DC's Labor Building.
As Rep. Frank's Legislative Assistant, Sanchez will be responsible for tracking LGBT, healthcare, veterans, and labor issues, as well as issues regarding the 2010 census.
Today In The Congressional Races
Welcome to our newest feature here at Election Central -- a roundup of the latest news on a lot of those important down-ballot races.
The presidential race is obviously the biggest thing out there, but all across the country there are a lot of important elections going on that will collectively have an enormous effect on the agenda this country pursues and how effectively the next president will be able to govern.
In these roundups we hope to give you an idea of the big picture going on in those races -- not to mention the individual races themselves in all their quirky, dramatic and often brutally negative glory.
Look for the roundup twice every weekday, one at roughly 11 a.m. ET and one at 6 p.m. ET.
And without further ado...
New Dem Ad Against Coleman: Forget Hockey, We Want Jobs
The DSCC is running this new ad against Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), who has been running humorous ads boasting about how he brought professional hockey back to the state. "I wish someone would bring the economy back," one woman says in the ad:
RNC Releases Wednesday Schedule
This is going to be interesting... Rudy Giuliani speaks on a night that's supposed to be about reform? I'm sure he'll find a way to mention 9/11 at least 50 times. Indecision 2008 has a drinking game to help you get through the night.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008
Reform
Norm Coleman
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