The Party Was Great

The Democratic Party’s returns watch party was great last evening. The room was filled with our candidates and we had reason to celebrate the evening. Five hundred people showed up for the party and Rebecca Vigil-Giron supporters made lots of noise for their candidate. Martin Heinrich told me that he was pleased that he was able to stay positive during his campaign. He continued that behavior when he acknowledged both Rebecca Vigil-Giron and Michelle Lujan-Grisham when he made his acceptance speech. He was able to show how much he valued his running mates which speaks well of our congressional nominee for the general election. One can only hope that Sheriff Darren White will respect the level at which we wish to run the fall campaign.

Our State Party Chairman Brian Colon had good reason to be very pleased with the evening’s outcome. We all had the major candidates we wanted in Bernalillo County. The only down side was that there are always a few losers when you run a campaign but not for long because we wish them well and move on to the general election. Some of those candidates will still end up with government jobs just because they are very good at working with the public. I know that people like Rebecca Vigil-Giron and Michelle Lujan-Grisham will be around for a long time to come because they clearly care about their local communities.

I enjoy watching the local judicial races and was very pleased with the results from last evening. Justice Charles Daniels won hands down for the State Supreme Court. Judge William Parnell also had no one running against him. Something to be said when you are just too good that no one wants to run against you. Judge Elizabeth Whitefield was a big winner and she deserved it. She will now be able to relax because there was not a republican candidate for her race. Judge Charles Brown also won his race and like Judge Whitefield will be able to turn his attention to the job at hand because he also does not have a rival in the fall race. Judge Schwartz won over Judge Chavez. I am sure that we will see more of Judge Chavez because he has learned a great deal from this campaign. I was sad that Clyde Demersseman did not win his race but I am sure he will do well in the future.

Pictures of the party on my webshots.

This evening Lt. Governor Diane Denish is having a BBQ and Unity Rally at the Downs at Albuquerque Racetrack and Casino from 5:00 until 7:00 today. We should all attend to show our support for the Lt. Governor and make it clear that we are one united party for the fall election.