A mile up the hill from N.M. 528, heading to the Democrat's convention, I see a sign saying the center is another four miles away. The Center appears to be a nice facility, however distant. The location is described as in Rio Rancho's city center. I'm told the location is in fact in the center of incorporated Rio Rancho. The center also offers sand and wind. I followed two women up a stair at the back of the center. They seemed concerned about being blown from the stair well. I just got a mouth full of sand.
For male Democratic candidates, black boots seemed the footwear of choice, except for Don Wiviott of Santa Fe. Wiviott and Ben Ray Lujan wore dark suits, Lujan with a white shirt and Wiviott with light blue. Martin Heinrich had the business casual uniform of blue button-down shirt and dark sports jacket.
Michelle Lujan Grisham wore a light gray suit while Rebecca Vigil-Giron's suit was dark. The convention gods smiled and put Lujan Grisham on the ballot and kept Vigil-Giron off, unless she gets additional signatures. Lujan-Grisham is proving a relentless campaigner.
Harry Teague of Hobbs added white hard hats to the usual array of campaign gear.
The only American flags I saw were small ones on a volunteer recruiting table. I'm told the Republicans also showed few flags.
New Mexico Democrats unveiled a detailed quota system for their national convention delegates under the guise of "affirmative action." They even specify three LGBT delegates.
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish told the delegates, "We're all just regular people people. Every regular person can make a difference." She said she does her own laundry and grocery shopping. I don't know (and don't want to know about the Denish laundry, but we have chatted in the grocery.m
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