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From the Campaign for A Better New Mexico Headquarters…

Election day started early for us. Staff and volunteers arrived at the office at 7 am after doing a round of doorhangers at the homes of potential voters. We spent the day crunching numbers, making phone calls, driving far and wide to knock on doors and urge people to vote.

In southeastern New Mexico, southeast New Mexico field director Joaquin Lujan described dropping 1500 get out the vote doorhangers with the team down there, particulary the Dorado family in Carlsbad and the MLK Dream Team headed by Lydia Williams. Staff Member Monica Cordova’s sister reported seeing I Heart New Mexico yard signs on her way back to school in San Antonio throughout the southeastern part of the state. We are very excited about the work we've been doing in the southeast and the potential that this area of the state holds for building progressive power at the grassroots.

Based on our efforts, it looks as though the unlikely voters we targeted throughout the state should vote in record numbers. SWOP Lead Organizer Victoria Rodriguez says “I’m exhausted but the response on the doors was great. People were excited about voting and many said that they already had voted either early or absentee. We feel our efforts really made a difference in getting people engaged and active in making New Mexico a better place to live, work and play.”

Our primary goal is to empower historically disenfranchised communities to make their voices heard through the electoral process. For this reason, the Campaign for a Better New Mexico seeks out unlikely voters, new voters, low-income and people of color voters. Unlike many of the other voter engagement efforts, we know that many of the families we contact are being reached out to for the first time. While its too early to report the numerical outcome of our efforts, we're confident that we're on the right track. We hope all of you will join us in making New Mexico a better place for our children's futures.

# posted by marjorie @ 9:41 PM