City Hall reporter Ed Asher is working hard on a set-up piece looking at the big picture for the October 28th City Election. I interviewed with Ed this week and my thoughts will be posted here as well as in Saturday's paper. So be sure to get a copy this Saturday.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Greg Payne may be leaving the Council, but apparently not politics. The rumor mill has him running on the Republican side for the Albuquerque Northeast Heights Seat now held by Joe Thompson. Thompson is ready to announce a bid for the Republican nomination for the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) seat held by outgoing GOP'er Herb Hughes. But Payne might not have it to himself. Patrick Milligan, who is seeking to unseat Councilor Brad Winter in the City Election, is rumored to be a contender for the GOP for the safe Republican Thompson seat--if he comes up short against Winter.

And what about the Democrats for that PRC seat being vacated? The district leans Republican, but Bernalillo County Assessor Mark Carillo has conservative credentials and some Dems say go for it Mark. Which leads us to the question: What about the Bernalillo County Assessor job? Well, if it doesn't get done away with by passage of the city-county unification measure in the November 4th election, Deputy Assessor Mike Garcia might find himself asking the voters to make him a top tax man. Isn't politics a lot like dominoes? One little move can cause a whole lot of other moves!

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