General Discussion

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

1. The article keeps on calling New Mexico a red state.

Sat Jan 23, 2016, 08:51 PM

Jan 2016

It's not. We do have a Republican Governor, but our House and Senate had been very blue for quite a while. In 2014 the House got a Republican majority.

The main reason we get so many federal dollars is because of Los Alamos National Labs, Sandia Labs, and several air force bases.

We have high levels of child poverty, and a not very good public school system. But it's not really a red state.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

62 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Found an interesting article on the taker states [View all] gabeana Jan 2016 OP

The article keeps on calling New Mexico a red state. SheilaT Jan 2016 #1

They don't mean red state in the political sense gabeana Jan 2016 #4

Okay. SheilaT Jan 2016 #8

that's actually why they're so pampered, flattered, and in denial MisterP Jan 2016 #2

This has been debunked so many times. former9thward Jan 2016 #3

Here is the "illiterates" background gabeana Jan 2016 #5

Why did they write an article so easy to debunk? former9thward Jan 2016 #6

I don't know about that gabeana Jan 2016 #7

Kaboom. Kingofalldems Jan 2016 #9

Oh, clever. former9thward Jan 2016 #11

don't get so defensive gabeana Jan 2016 #13

Private land ownership is 18% in AZ. former9thward Jan 2016 #16

Good for you, you go gabeana Jan 2016 #22

Do they also say the sun rises in the East? former9thward Jan 2016 #23

R wingers hate fox news gabeana Jan 2016 #26

They endorse Democratic candidates former9thward Jan 2016 #28

so what gabeana Jan 2016 #29

No, you go away. former9thward Jan 2016 #32

you lost gabeana Jan 2016 #37

You lost. former9thward Jan 2016 #41

+1, good on you for holding the goalpost in place. Marr Jan 2016 #36

And you are silent about the map also. former9thward Jan 2016 #42

I know you lost gabeana Jan 2016 #46

You should check that DUer's profile Orrex Jan 2016 #48

I put in out there. former9thward Jan 2016 #59

You said federal land was 36% of AZ. former9thward Jan 2016 #60

I reported on what the congressional report gabeana Jan 2016 #62

You are embarrassing yourself. NaturalHigh Jan 2016 #47

Thank you for your concern... former9thward Jan 2016 #58

It seems simplistic OrwellwasRight Jan 2016 #30

I invite you to go state that to my back country folks nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #10

I will be happy to. former9thward Jan 2016 #12

I do not claim I am nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #14

And here is an even better map nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #17

Thanks. former9thward Jan 2016 #18

You do know that native american land nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #19

You really fly off the handle, don't you? former9thward Jan 2016 #20

Yes, and they are still under FEDERAL CONTROL nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #21

As usual you know nothing about what you are talking about. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #34

Such a devastating reply... former9thward Jan 2016 #35

Yes it's accurate. Hence, it's devastating. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #39

In your mind... former9thward Jan 2016 #43

Lol...you choose to ignore all the cited evidence Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #51

As did you. former9thward Jan 2016 #55

Lol.. this is like your being a published author too.. Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #56

This has NOT been debunked. Conservative economic Hortensis Jan 2016 #24

Your blue-red state compairson is nonsense. former9thward Jan 2016 #25

I have said to conservatives that MS, AL and GA have the most welfare yeoman6987 Jan 2016 #52

No its b/c the GOP states doesnt tax their rich so they ErikJ Jan 2016 #27

Not quite. former9thward Jan 2016 #33

Those look like state rates, rather than federal. No? Orrex Jan 2016 #38

OMG former9thward Jan 2016 #44

No shit fed rates are the same in all 50 states. Orrex Jan 2016 #45

Did you even read any of the thread? former9thward Jan 2016 #49

I've read the entire thread, and you look like a buffoon from start to finish Orrex Jan 2016 #50

I knew you would not address the issue. former9thward Jan 2016 #54

Sauce for the goose. You started with the insults Orrex Jan 2016 #57

It's fun watching you maintain the pretense you have relevant knowledge of what you're discussing. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #40

So tired of you're right wingy defenses Trajan Jan 2016 #53

What A Simplistic View ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #61

What's more telling is the part of the article that you -did not- quote: kentauros Jan 2016 #15

But there's even another way to look at it. OrwellwasRight Jan 2016 #31