NM is a perfect swing state proxy for the General Election.
► in 2004, Bush won by 0.79 percent.
► in 2000, Gore won by 0.06 percent, with Nader receiving 3.55 percent.
► in 1996, Bubba got 49.18 percent of the vote, mirroring his national vote number of 49.23 percent.
► In short, as New Mexico goes, so goes the United States.
► Since being admitted into the union in 1912, New Mexico has voted for the winner EVERY time (23 elections), with the lone exception on 1976 (51-49).
Don't tell Al Gore that.
Or a universe where the Supreme Court and Katherine Harris don't decide elections ^_^.
NM's popular vote correlates to national vote, and I believe if all the votes were counted, Gore would have won.
