Posted on 06/04/2020 4:01:09 PM PDT by brownwill6767
The Formidable Five are no longer.
The stunning defeat Tuesday of four of five conservative-leaning Democratic state senators targeted by a progressive coalition marks the end of an era within the state Capitol, and political observers say the ideological shift could be pronounced when the Legislature opens its 2021 session in January.
This will definitely move the Democratic caucus to the left, said longtime New Mexico pollster Brian Sanderoff.
Add the defeat of Sen. Richard Martinez who voted against two key progressive bills this year to the mix, and the conservative wing within the Democratic caucus in the state Senate is largely gone. Its a fact not lost on some of those who helped create the transformation.
(Excerpt) Read more at santafenewmexican.com ...
The Progressives move everybody forward....
over the cliff.
What does conservative “leaning” mean in this sense? Does it mean that they still believe in about half the constitution or something?
If they’re a politician and they have a (D) next to their name, then they are my enemy, no matter which way they ‘lean’. Many Senate (R)s are my enemies too.
Vast majority of people below 35 lean left.
Conservative movement....face it is dead when current old folk are gone
Chuckle.
Believe it or not, I was a hard core leftist activist when I was younger too.
Once you get married, have a mortgage, get kids, bring them up, pay taxes etc, your outlook on life changes considerably.
Nothing new in young people being lefties. Been like that long before you were born. One almost always changes with age and responsibility.
I see the replies on anything political on Facebook 2:1 against conservatives unless its a conservative leaning page
Facebook huh?
How much did Bloomberg spend on Facebook ads. What good did that do him?
Facebook is of little consequence.
< Look at the protest-self loathing white guilt.
The “protests” (in reality RIOTS) don't mean sh*t outside the big deep blue state cities like New York which are being torn apart. They give zero indication of how people ard going to vote in South Dakota.
It will be a miracle if Trump is reelected. Shot economy, riots and pandemic have doomed Trump.
Nope.
The riots, coronavirus deaths and economic destruction are mostly in deep blue NY/NJ, MI etc. Most of rural America counties are just fine . There are thousands of counties with zero coronavirus deaths or just a few. Almost all of them are Trump counties.
People want a change.
In New York yes.
Everyone, even the leftists are calling for DeBlasio to resign.
For the uninitiated: just read Matt Bracken's book, Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista.
No reasonable American is voting for a man with dementia
A conservative democrat is for abortion up to 9 months a progressive is for abortion when the baby leaves the hospital
Can we give the state back? I could tolerate 49 stars on the flag.
Re: “Vast majority of people below 35 lean left.”
Only because of ethnicity.
White voters under age 30 consistently vote 50%-55% Republican.
They have been voting that way since 1968.
The problem?
Approximately half of the new 18 year old voters each year are Black, Hispanic, or Asian, and they vote 75%-80% Democrat.
Republican immigration policies were political suicide.
Win or lose in 2020, Trump will be the last Republican president in American history.
This is not the general election. It is much like the Ocasio-Cortez primary, but in Conservative districts.
There is a good chance for Republican pick-ups in these districts.
and there it is....the truth.....
guys and gals looking for the perfect mate....he has to be tall, rich, good looking, funny...she has to be good looking with big boobs....
marriage believe it or not used to be for PRACTICAL reasons....like a life partner to build a family , to establish a home, to increase wealth....
not now....its the perfect human or nothing and the nothings are winning....
Election fraud and New Mexico go together like fish and water.
Oil closed at $37 a barrel today.
Very few frackers can make money at that price.
Many of the frackers would have hedged their production for 6-12 months.
After those hedges expire, no fracker can make money at $37.
Mix in the COVID Lock Down Panic, and New Mexico is headed for an economic catastrophe.
“Maybe you want a RAT change, but I sure as hell do not! Go away will ya?”
Buzz off. Keep your head in the sand.
“No reasonable American is voting for a man with dementia”
They are not voting for Biden but the VP
No reasonable American would vote for a Democrat.
Reasonable Americans are in a tiny minority today. In fact, i would say Americans are in a minority today. And there will be less tomorrow than they are today.
“White voters under age 30 consistently vote 50%-55% Republican.
They have been voting that way since 1968.”
Not anymore. My nephew work for the Republican party in his state. He is div manager of 6-7 counties. He sees the stats. It is a purple state but his area is red.
He said maybe 10-15%,maybe 25% in certain locals of young 18-30 year olds today are conservative. They have all been indoctrinated.
Look at the protest in all the cities.
Ping!
Don’t forget all the neighborhood psychics.
It’ll belong to old Mexico before you know it..
“Im a realist. No President in history has been attacked like this 24/7. “
All those media attacks on Nixon and rioters in the streets helped McGovern win the presidency in 1972. For sure.
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