New Mexico Secretary of State charged with embezzlement, fraud, etc.

[DrScholl]

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/complaint-gambling-sprees-made-possible-by-transfers-between-duran-s/article_908bf902-799c-5433-8ee7-bd2199e308c8.html

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This actually stuns me.  She was the first Republican Secretary of State in New Mexico in something like 40 years.

Double that time. The first in 80 years.

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http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/complaint-gambling-sprees-made-possible-by-transfers-between-duran-s/article_908bf902-799c-5433-8ee7-bd2199e308c8.html

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This actually stuns me.  She was the first Republican Secretary of State in New Mexico in something like 40 years.

And hence the only reason that Invisible Obama would ever post this story.

Don't blame the messenger. I just thought it was an interesting story because of how tangled it was.

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And another charge has been added.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na--ff-new-mexico-secretary-20151004-story.html

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I'm going to guess that voters identified the word "Secretary" with women and automatically voted women in. At this point, I think it has become tradition to elect a woman to the office.

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With presidential turnout, Democrats will win this office.

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With presidential turnout, Democrats will win this office.

There are some very capable candidates for SoS that Martinez can appoint, and Democrats in New Mexico are utterly inept and terrible. I wouldn't trust any vague platitude like "With presidential turnout..." as an assurance that this office could be gained for Democrats.

Duran only won very narrowly in 2014, which was a Republican year, so do the math. In a blue state with presidential turnout Democrats usually win. It isn't "a vague platitude" (whatever that is).