Elvina, we lived for quite awhile in NM, lots of government lands (reservations), lots of welfare and the “gimmee” mentality is strong. Don’t know about CO, may be granola influence there. S. Texas along the border (Rio Grande Valley) has ALWAYS been liberal Hispanics, much welfare again. I was born and raised there speaking Spanish, I just didn’t join the Dem movement, had hard-working parents that taught me by example.
In the Rio Grande Valley, it was constant Dem mayors, sheriffs, county officials and still is. What I find hard to believe (looking at the county election map) are the blue counties in far W. Texas like Big Bend, you’re tellin’ me that those hard working ranchers and farmers went for B.O.? I think not, something’s weird about that for sure. That blue swatch above Big Bend must be Pecos and I can believe that, Pecos itself would cause the county to go blue. El Paso?, oh yeah, I can understand that!
Thanks, that helps me understand about New Mexico. I had pictured the state as being a lot more conservative and shall we say “redneck”! :) Only been through there once and stopped in Santa Fe, but I thought Santa Fe was an anomaly. The welfate mentality is also taking over here in Michigan. I would never have thought the rugged Upper Peninsula of Michigan would vote for an anti-gun, pro-abortion extremist; so that they could get some more government cheese and wait two years to get their teeth cleaned for free. So much for their former self-reliance.