[zeestephen]

Re: "I've always wondered how New Mexico could turn into such a horribly run liberal state in the Southwest."

Non-Hispanic White - 36.8%

Hispanic - 48.6%

Native Americans - 11.4%

The only USA Hispanic group that votes Republican is 1960 Cuban Refugees, and their children and grand children.

[ckilmer]

But most of the counties along the border in Texas have shifted republican. They are 90%mex. So it’s likely the glacial moves right in nm over the last several elections are mex voting R for the first time.