Hillary Clinton in NM

Hillary Clinton: "You know, I have served with Senator Obama for nearly 4 years in the Senate. I campaigned with him for more than 16 months. I stood on the stage with him for 22 debates. But who's counting? I have seen his passion and determination, his grace and his grit. In his own life he has lived the American Dream.

"And too many Americans today feel that dream is receding. You feel invisible sometimes, don't you? Nobody even sees you and the challenges and problems. You retired and you're watching your nest-egg shrink. Your working and you have to hold down two jobs to make what you used to make with one job. You had health insurance which you no longer do because the company has moved out of New Mexico, maybe out of the country..."

Barack Obama in NM

"I want to begin by saying a few more words about the turmoil in our financial markets. We are in the midst of the most serious financial crisis in a generation. Perhaps the worst since the great depression. Three of America's five largest investment banks have failed or been sold off in distress.

Our housing market is in shambles. Monday brought the worst losses on Wall Street since the day after September eleventh. And the Fed has had to take unprecedented action to prevent the failure of one of the largest insurance companies in the world (AIG) from causing an even larger crisis.

Now, just this morning we learned that the Fed had to act with central banks around the world to maintain the functioning of our financial system. Everywhere you look the financial news is troubling.

"But here's the thing for so many of you here in Northern New Mexico and so many Americans, this isn't really news at all, because you've been going through hardships for a lot longer than Wall Street has..."

Barack Obama

Sen. Obama speaks to the crowd of over 8,000 people in Rio Arriba County about his plans when he becomes president and what we have to do to recoup our losses after 8 years of a failed administration.

Sen. Obama visits with supporters after his speech in Espanola, NM, Rio Arriba County where he bonded with the people who are going to get out the vote in November. Si se puede!!!

Barack Obama: "We're in this thing together. Black..., White..., Hispanic..., Asian..., Native American..., Young..., Old..., Rich..., Poor..., Gay..., Straight..., It doesn't matter. We are Americans and we pull together..."

Ben Ray Luhan

Ben Ray Lujan is the Democratic nominee for Congress in New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District, a New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner and a former chairman of the Commission. Commissioner Luján has a proven record of standing up for the people of New Mexico and fighting for innovative change.

On Iraq: The United States must end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home safely. The war in Iraq was misguided and poorly planned from the start by the Bush Administration. It has dragged on for more than five long years with little progress or peace. Now is the time to end the war and bring our troops home.

On Afghanistan: The Bush Administration set its sights on Iraq before achieving success in Afghanistan. Now, almost seven years after 9/11, Osama bin Laden is still free, and we have not secured Afghanistan. Today, the Taliban is making a resurgence and the fragile successes we have achieved are at risk. We must refocus our efforts on Afghanistan and capturing the terrorists who perpetrated 9/11.

On the Middle Class and Working Families: Our current tax structure reflects the misguided priorities of the Bush Administration. The Bush tax cuts disproportionately benefited the rich, not the middle class, and they have left working families paying a higher tax burden. Revoking the Bush tax cuts for billionaires and shifting these tax breaks to the middle class is the first step toward helping working families and resuscitating our economy. It is time to end the favoritism that has been afforded to the wealthiest at the expense of the middle class. By making our economy work for the middle class we can help families cope with all the expenses of everyday life.