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New Mexico Presidential Primary

by db

06.07.16 | 9:24 am

<script type='x-placeholder' data-widget="LinkShareWidget" data-paywall="" data-permalink="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-mexico-presidential-primary-2016" data-title="New Mexico Presidential Primary" data-member="" data-shareid="250431"> </script> <script type=x-placeholder data-widget=Plugs data-layout=standard data-postId=250431></script> <div class="SendTip"> <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/tips"><i class="fa-light fa-paper-plane"></i> Send Tips</a> </div> </div> <div class="Article__Footer ArticleFooter"> <div class="ArticleFooter__AuthorInFooter"> <a href="" class="author-name"> db </a> <span class="author-description"> </span> </div> </div>  </div>  </article>  <div class="AfterContent"> <script type=x-placeholder data-widget=Insights></script> <div id="EmbedCommentsWrapper"> <div id="comments-250431"> <div class="EmbedComments"> <div class="EmbedComments__Header"> <div class="EmbedComments__HeaderInner js_toggle-embed-comments"> <div class="CommentsButton__Container"> <div class="CommentsButton__Icon"><i class="fa-sharp fa-light fa-comment"></i></div> <div class="CommentsButton__Count">4</div> </div> <div class="EmbedComments__Show ">Show Comments</div> <div class="EmbedComments__MenuToggle --display-only"><i class="fa-regular fa-ellipsis"></i></div> </div> <div class="EmbedComments__MenuToggle --stack js_toggle-embed-comments-menu"><i class=" fa-light fa-ellipsis"></i></div> </div> <div class="EmbedComments__Menu --hidden js_embed-comments-menu"> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="" class="js_topic-link">Make a Comment</a></li> <li><a href="" class="js_topic-link">See Full Discussion</a></li> <li><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com" class="">Top Discussions</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div class="EmbedComments__Content js_embed-comments --hidden"> <div id="comments" class="comments-area discourse-comments-area"> <div class="comments-title-wrap"> <h2 class="comments-title discourse-comments-title">Notable Replies</h2> </div> <ol class="comment-list"> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for lestatdelc" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/lestatdelc/64/10313_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-new-mexico-presidential-primary/38681" rel="external" class="url">lestatdelc</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="June 7, 2016">June 7, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>FYI New Mexico polls close at:</p> <p>9 PM Eastern<br> 8 PM Central<br> 7 PM Mountain<br> 6 PM Pacific</p> <p>…and utilizes a “closed” primary process; participation in each party’s primary is limited to registered party members.</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for breakingdeadmen" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/breakingdeadmen/64/9893_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-new-mexico-presidential-primary/38681" rel="external" class="url">breakingdeadmen</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="June 7, 2016">June 7, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>And the hits keep on coming!</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for dave48" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4491bb/64.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-new-mexico-presidential-primary/38681" rel="external" class="url">dave48</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="June 7, 2016">June 7, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Well, Hillary is now ahead in three states tonight. This could be a very sobering night for the Bernie bros. What am I saying? They’ll never sober up:<br> </p></div> </article> </li> </ol> <div class="respond comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title"> Continue the discussion at <a class="wpdc-discourse-topic-link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-new-mexico-presidential-primary/38681">forums.talkingpointsmemo.com</a> </h3> <p class="more-replies"></p> <div class="comment-reply-title"> <h4 class="discourse-participants">Participants</h4> <p> <img alt="Avatar for system" src="https://d2i6rdlz7r9skx.cloudfront.net/original/4X/4/9/1/491ca6c9286ec6b25075d488ab9de51cff60bf85.jpeg" class="avatar avatar-25 photo avatar-default" height="25" width="25"> <img alt="Avatar for lestatdelc" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/lestatdelc/64/10313_2.png" class="avatar avatar-25 photo avatar-default" height="25" width="25"> <img alt="Avatar for dave48" 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