Inside the Beltway
A political blog by Michael Coleman
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The Republicans are Coming
The state Republican Party just issued a press release announcing that the Republican National Committee's state chairman's meeting will be in New Mexico next week. They'll be gathering at the... Read more »
Wilson Thanks GOP Voters for 2nd Place Finish
Maybe this is managing expectations, or maybe – as one local TV anchor suggested – this is "damage control." But Rep. Heather Wilson, widely seen as the more moderate of... Read more »
Heather Wilson Sounds Off on Gloria Steinem
Rep. Heather Wilson R-N.M., spent several minutes on Glenn Beck's national TV show last night castigating feminist icon Gloria Steinem for her remarks about Sen. John McCain. Over the weekend, Steinem said McCain's history as... Read more »
New Mexico Congressional Clout Ranked
A complex ranking of congressional clout released today shows New Mexico's congressional delegation is the 16th most powerful in the country, and Sen. Jeff Bingaman is now the most powerful... Read more »
NYT Columnist Predicts Richardson V.P. Nod
New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof today blogs that he and his readers – based on an informal poll – believe that Gov. Bill Richardson will be chosen as... Read more »
Bingaman on Castro
Sen. Jeff Bingaman just jumped into the debate over what to do about Cuba now that Fidel Castro has finally announced his intention to step down. Here's a statement the... Read more »
Richardson, Bill Clinton to Watch Super Bowl Together
Candy Crowley of CNN is reporting that Gov. Richardson and former Pres. Bill Clinton will watch the Super Bowl together in Red River, N.M. this Sunday. The governor told me... Read more »
AP Reviews Former Domenici Staffer’s Book
Congrats to Brian Jay Jones, a former staffer for Sen. Pete Domenici and an Albuquerque native who just got a good review from the Associated Press for his biography of... Read more »
Domenici Endorses McCain
Put this one in the "shocking political developments" file. Sen. Pete Domenici, who has had chilly relations with Sen. John McCain over the years, on Monday endorsed the Arizona senator... Read more »
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Gov. Bill Richardson has complained plenty about his inability to get national media coverage. I doubt this picture, taken from C-Span's taped recording of his post-election speech last night, was... Read more »
Notes on Obama and Hillary
I had some rare free time in New Hampshire last night, so I drove up to Concord to Barack Obama's rally to see what the fuss is all about. I've seen Obama... Read more »
Will Richardson Drop Out?
Should he stay or should he go? The big question for reporters covering Richardson's campaign in New Hampshire (there are four of us) is whether he will throw in the... Read more »
