Alamogordo Daily Digest Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Ty's Take
Money moving through the shadows in a New Mexico primary always leaves a trail, even when somebody's built a nonprofit wall to hide behind. Same voters who trust their neighbors with cattle deals and water rights are supposed to believe they can't know who's really paying for the ad running during the evening news—and that's the thing that grinds at folks out here. We've watched enough development deals and land grabs get wrapped in corporate paperwork to recognize the smell. Meanwhile, Busch and whatever small outfit he's running just keeps the lights on across the state's power grid without needing a mystery donor list, which tells you something about the difference between utility work and politics.
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