On October 8, the daily newspaper for Los Alamos, New Mexico, endorsed independent Carol Miller for U.S. House, 3rd district. The third district is the northern part of New Mexico and includes Santa Fe. No incumbent is running. The other ballot-listed candidates are Democrat Ben Ray Lujan and Republican Dan East. The editorial says, “Miller is the only candidate with the necessary experience to perform for her district…Given the fact that we will have all new people in Washington – and that the issues we will be facing are huge – this is not a time for on-the-job training.”
Over the years, New Mexico papers have often endorsed candidates not from the two old parties.
In I think 1994, two Libertarian Party candidates for state legislature received endorsement from the two Albuquerque papers, one even being endorsed by both papers.
Alas, apparently the ownership changed, or something did, and the Albuquerque Journal has turned vicious and dishonest toward the LP, except for the cartoonist, John Trever, who also happens to be one of the best editorial cartoonists in the world.