Not true; NM went Republican for Bush's election, and has Susana Martenez as gov.
Correct, but you forgot to explain why:
Very low Hispanic turnout.
In the 2010 governor's race, only 39% of Hispanics voted for Republican Susana Martinez!
And Romney lost the state by 10 points....are those demographics going to shift back in the republicans favor? Winning the governorship in a non- presidential election year is a hell of a lot different than turning that state red again in a presidential election.