Let’s Letter #452 Very close Democratic Tilts

Post published:April 28, 2022
Post category:2022 US Congress 2022 Federal Elections Year State Connecticut Georgia Michigan Nevada New Mexico New York

D+3 or D+4 is not much of a tilt. We need these Democrats to win -- all of them.

Political Note #423 Gabe Vasquez NM 02

Post published:November 1, 2021
Post category:2022 US Congress 2022 Federal Elections General Election US Congress Year State Type of Election Political Notes New Mexico

NM 02, a moderately conservative, majority Hispanic district will get to choose between its extremist incumbent and Gabe Vasquez, an interesting and innovative outdoorsman.

Political Note #382 Melanie Stansbury NM 01

Post published:May 5, 2021
Post category:2021 US Congress 2021 Federal Elections Year State Special Election Type of Election Political Notes New Mexico

Melanie Stansbury is not complacent about her election. She should not be.

103120 Lens Letters #33 What should the Democrats do about the Federal Courts?

Joe Biden’s Commission should propose an expansion of the District Courts and the Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Political Note #333 State of the House

Post published:October 28, 2020
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 Political Summary US Congress Arizona Year Arkansas US Congress 2020 California Type of Election Political Notes Georgia Iowa Maine Michigan Minnesota New Jersey New Mexico New York Oklahoma Texas Utah Virginia

Looking at Toss-up seats the prospects for the House of Representatives are not promising. They could lose 8 seats. Maybe more.

Women Candidates for Whom Donations Could Make a Difference

Post published:September 6, 2020
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 Len's Letters US Senate Alaska US Congress Arizona Year US Congress 2020 California Colorado Type of Election Florida Other Notes Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Missouri Montana Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia

A reader asked. Can you put together a list of 30 candidates for the House of Representatives for whom donations would make a difference? Some Senate candidates, too?

Political Note #195 Xochitl Torres Small NM CD 02

Post published:February 9, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 Political Summary Lose Year US Congress 2020 Result State Type of Election Political Notes New Mexico

Xochitl Torres Small was elected to Congress from NM 02 by less than 4,000 votes in 2018. The district is heavily Republican. She is vulnerable in 2020. She was a strong candidate. Wife of a state rep, a field rep for Senator Udall for three years, and an attorney whose expertise is water issues, she was well prepared for the 2018 campaign and is prepared for 2020. Her intriguing high school experience only adds to the strength of her candidacy.

Political Note #153 Xochitl Torres Small NM CD 02

Post published:August 16, 2018
Post category:Federal Elections Win General Election US Congress 2018 Year Result State US Congress 2018 Type of Election Political Notes New Mexico

Xochitl Torres Small is a Las Cruces attorney for Kemp, Smith an El Paso Texas-based law firm, a former clerk for a federal judge, and former head of US Senator Tom Udall's regional office. She is an ideal Democratic candidate to run for Congress. She knows the district and this is the year for Democratic women to run for Congress. She went away to college -- to Georgetown, but came home for law school -- the University of New Mexico. She stayed home for her clerkship, for her legal work and for her family.