Newmexico.watchdog.org - The normally solid Democratic bloc of Navajo voters is split between the candidates for New Mexico’s open U.S. Senate seat. Heather Wilson, the Republican candidate, has a glowing letter from the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council praising her leadership and explicitly endorsing her candidacy. Martin Heinrich, the Democrat, is claiming a terse resolution of a Navajo legislative committee that voted 11-1 to throw the endorsement his way.
There’s a shift in the winds blowing across the vast Navajo lands. Add to this the possibility that long-time Democratic State Representative Ray Begaye may lose his seat over reports that he abused the powers of his office and may have fraudulently obtained expense reimbursements. Democrats are fearful that a seat they have long taken for granted may go to Begaye’s Republican challenger, Sharon Clahchischilliage. And the Navajo Nation has not given its endorsement to Barack Obama’s re-election.
They endorsed him in 2008, but this year are letting their silence speak their dissatisfaction with his EPA’s assault on the San Juan Generating Station and his policies on the coal industry. James Monteleone of The Albuquerque Journal finally gets some answers to explain how both Senate candidates can claim the endorsement of the Navajo Nation. Read More News New Mexico
There’s a shift in the winds blowing across the vast Navajo lands. Add to this the possibility that long-time Democratic State Representative Ray Begaye may lose his seat over reports that he abused the powers of his office and may have fraudulently obtained expense reimbursements. Democrats are fearful that a seat they have long taken for granted may go to Begaye’s Republican challenger, Sharon Clahchischilliage. And the Navajo Nation has not given its endorsement to Barack Obama’s re-election. They endorsed him in 2008, but this year are letting their silence speak their dissatisfaction with his EPA’s assault on the San Juan Generating Station and his policies on the coal industry. James Monteleone of The Albuquerque Journal finally gets some answers to explain how both Senate candidates can claim the endorsement of the Navajo Nation. Read More News New Mexico
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