Democratic Party of Sandoval County Newsletter
July 2024
“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”
— Ella Fitzgerald
Announcements and Events
Famous Quotes from Past Presidents
“Only thing we have to fear is fear itself”
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
March 4, 1933.
“The buck stops here”
Harry S. Truman
January 1953
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.”
Dwight David Eisenhower
January 17, 1961
“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country”
John F. Kennedy
January 20, 1961
“I don’ t take any responsibility at all”*
Donald J. Trump
March 13, 2020
*When asked about the snafu in COVID testing.
News and Interviews
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES FIVE PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES FOR JULY 18 SPECIAL SESSION
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will ask lawmakers to pass 5 public-safety measures during the July 18 special session of the New Mexico legislature. The governor’s spokeswoman released a “discussion draft” of 4 of the 5 bills and said the governor would “welcome...
Opinions and Editorials
Democratic Party of New Mexico Reacts to Primary Election
DPNM Looks Ahead to the 2024 Statewide Campaign The Democratic Party of New Mexico released the following statement on New Mexico’s primary election: “Once again, Democrats are fielding a strong slate of candidates in the general election with strong records of...
The Death of Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy: The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense. Oxford English Dictionary Hypocrite: A person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings. Merriam-Webster...
Elections 2024
Sandoval Candidates for County and State Positions
Read about and engage with them here.
New Mexico Primary Results
The June 4 New Mexico Primary has come and gone. The unofficial statewide voter turnout was just under 23%, or a fifth of registered voters. A little more than 1 in 5 eligible voters turned in Bernalillo County, a tally slightly lower than the 2022 primary contest. ...
Frank Smith – Democratic Candidate for House District 23
Frank Smith is running for the NM House District 23 in eastern Sandoval County. “Running for office is just another something new,” the Albuquerque native said. In a recent interview Frank, who is a 10-year veteran of the US Marine Corps (USMC) said, “I’ve always...
Did You Know
Did You Know – July 2024 – Primary Election
Turnout in the June 4th primary election in NM and Sandoval County was, as usual, very low. In fact, it was slightly lower than normal. In the county, it was just below the statewide average. Low Turnout Statewide 23%, 231,000 out of over 1 million registered...
Featured Story
How to Help Re-elect Joe Biden and Support New Mexico Democrats
Information You Can Use to Win in November! Part One of a Four-Part Series You may know (but we'll bet your friends and neighbors don't) how successful President Joe Biden and our Democratic...
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