New Mexico
The Western Front: Gary Johnson’s Libertarian Stronghold
The Top 12 states with the largest average Libertarian vote totals in presidential elections are all located in the western region of the country, led by Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming.
Read MoreWhy Ohio? The Numbers Don’t Lie (Bellwether States Revisited)
Talk about bellwethers: Ohio’s vote for the winning presidential candidate has deviated from the national vote an average of just 2.2 points since 1900 and only 1.3 points since 1964.
Read MoreWhich States Host the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Elections?
New Mexico, Alaska, and Indiana have provided the tightest gubernatorial races in the nation since 1900; over the last three decades: Mississippi, Illinois, and Virginia
Read MoreClinton Victorious…In New Mexico Caucus
Hillary Clinton won her 12th state of Election 2008 today – when the results of the New Mexico Caucus from Super Tuesday were finalized some 9 days later. The victory gave Clinton 14 of the 26 delegates tied to the…
Read MoreNew Mexico Caucus Live Blog (Democrats)
3:15 p.m. The caucuses will end in New Mexico at 8:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 26 of its 38 convention delegates from the caucus vote today: 17 are allocated based on caucus results in each of the state’s…
Read MoreMcCain Still Top GOP Dog In Battleground States
As tracked here at Smart Politics over the past few months, John McCain continues to prove to be the strongest Republican candidate to defeat the Democrats in 2008. McCain consistently, and by wide margins, polls better than his chief GOP…
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