I started this blog a month ago for my political junkie friends who said we needed a spot on the net to share our common interest and get into the stuff that you just don't hear about, but has a big impact on the politics and policies of our state. Well, little did I know that we had a lot of other folks outside of our circle who were also hungry for the "inside stories" of La Politica. Thanks to all of you "New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan" has found a large and loyal audience in its beginning weeks and I want to thank you for your support.

Because of your gracious welcome I am committed to continuing this effort and doing all I can to provide incisive coverage of New Mexico politics with a sense of community and fun. This audience contains the best and brightest minds in the state, which means when I make a mistake or my analysis is a bit wide of the mark, I don't have to wait long to be corrected. I hope you forgive the occasional misspelling or twisted phrase that gets by me. I have also enjoyed the ribbing over the lengthy web address we have. Let's just say we work extra hard to make sure everyone wants to find it. And what we miss on occasion in spelling or grammar, we hope we make up for by bringing you cutting-edge political news you can't find anywhere else. In our first month New Mexico learned first, accurately and exclusively from this website that:

----Gary King would run for Congress against Steve Pearce
----The State Senate's Democratic Caucus behind-closed-doors negative response to the special session
----The decision by State Rep. Fred Luna, the longest serving member of the State House, to seek yet another two year term
----The first behind-the-scenes story on the strategy and players of the Citizens for Greater ABQ in the ABQ election
----The news that Alibi columnist Jerry Ortiz y Pino would run for the senate seat being vacated by Richard Romero.
These stories and more are posted now or can be found in the archives link near the top of the page.

It's been a great first month for our site and we have plans for the future to make it even bigger and better. I feel a special bond with all of you who have been with me building the ground floor. Again, a big thank you for your vote of confidence, for your e mails and news tips and for letting your friends know about us. Please continue to let me know what you think. I want to run more reader info and guest quotes about state politics in future posts. You can e mail me thru the link in this page or at jmonahan@ix.netcom.com

Meanwhile, I just heard something about a poll coming out on the proposed unification of the city and county, so I have to run!

Warm Regards,
Joe
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