Why, in an election where everyone was talking about a "Democratic Wave" -- and New Mexico Democrats like Sen. Jeff Bingaman and Gov. Bill Richardson were pulling about 70 percent of the vote -- didn't Jim Baca pull it off in the race for land commissioner?
For one thing, despite all the talk about voter disgust and winds of change, it seems in New Mexico, for the most part, incumbents won.
For those not completely ODed on politics, HERE is my analysis of the race, published in today's New Mexican.
